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FTEMS L. M. Darner, 143 North Ward Utreet, has left for St. Joseph, where he will visit relatives. Mrs.

William Haven and daughter, VlM Elizabeth, 831 East Fifth street left for Excelsior Springs, today. Misses Florence Stevenson, Peterson and Ruth Orher of FaJrfleld pre spending thu week end with Ml Irene Schafer. 921 Plum street. p. h.

Hawk of Farmlngton Is a at the W. W. Dyer home, 309 West Fourth street, while attending tne Methodist Forward conference. Charles S. Johnson of Volga, S.

6rs. visiting with his parents, Mr. and ft. P. Johnson, 708 North Elm street.

Mrs. Floy B. Wilcox, 819 Church has returned home after a two visit in Los Angeles, trlth her sister, Mrs. J. A.

Banta. Mrs. John W. Pearson of Chicago, Is visiting In the city at the Charles (Pearson home, 718 North Wapello Your CougK and Cold. 1.

jyg Bel's Pine-Tar-Honey soothes tne Vaw spots, cough, kills cold germs. Ik. CAUGHT BENEATH TREE. Muscatine, Feb. Vhoman, residing near Riverside, perhaps fatally injured when he was ptruek by a tree which he was chop- ge ag.

The heavy tree crashed toward ground before he could make his escape. He was pinned beneath its freight and when he was removed a broken leg and many bruises about the head and shoulders was revealed. It is feared also that he sustained Internal hurts. QIRL GETS $9,160 AWARD. Mason City, Feb.

deliberating half the afternoon and most of the evening, the jury which heard the evidence in the damage suit Nellie Carter against the Marshall Oil company for damages for Injuries sustained when an oil can exploded, returned a sealed verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $9,160. The amount asked of the defendant company was $50,000. BECAME BENEDICTINE SISTER. Sioux City. Feb.

Adaline Garovin of Quebec, took the vows of a Benedictine sister at St. hospital last week. Rev. father Doyle conducted the impressive services. Six young ladies later took the white veil.

Obituary Verna La von Cooper. funeral services pf Verna La Cooper, the seven months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Faley Cooper, of Hlteman, were held at 1 o'clock Monday, Feb. 14, at the Congregational church.

The little one was laid to test In the Hiteman cemetery. Mrs. Cooper before her marriage was Miss Gladys Cottrell, an Ottumwa girl, and member of the Davis Street Christian church. Mrs. Elizabeth Parker.

The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Parker, who passed away Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at her home, (06 West Second street, were taken to ftoymour this morning on Milwaukee train No. 8. Funeral services were held in Sey- Eour this afternoon at 2 o'clock and tennent took place in the Seymour cemetery. O' 1 g'r Mrs.

Sarah Doyle. TETTemains Sarah Doyle, ipita of Samuel Doyle of Melrose, who passed away at St. Joseph's hospital flkUVBday morning at 11:45 o'clock, vers taken to Melrose this morning Burlington train No. 3. Funeral arrangements have not as been made.

The remains were accompanied by the two daughters of the deceased. Sister Fldelis and Sistor both sisters of the Humility of Mary. MISSOURI BOY IS HELD BY BANDITS Keokuk, Feb. 17. Earl Hagerty, of a farmer living near Alexandria, six miles south of this city, is being held for ransom by Mexican bandits in Sonora state, Mexico, according to a letter received by his father, William Hagerty.

The letter, unsigned and postmarked El Paso, Texas, said it would require 13.000 to secure Hagerty's release. COULDN'T BEAR SEPARATION. Iowa City, Feb. in December, after a year's efforts to be Separated thus, Richard and Mary J. Reed, deciding that they had lived as one too many years to continue as two, were remarried in Iowa City, and have gone back to their Pleasant Valley farm to reside.

The man is 54 years and the woman 47. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In IIMFor Over 30 Years 'MEN SENTENCED TO' ONE YEAR IN JAIL EMERY CRICKBAUM AND HERMAN WAKEFIELD WILL HAVE TO SECURE A PEACE BOND. Emery Crickbaum and Herman morning by Judge R. R. Ramsell on a vagrancy charge under the state law, for a period of one year.

The men will be compelled to remain in jail until they arrange for a peace bond of $100. All those arrested on a vagrancy charge in the future will be handled by the police court on a state information. The state law requires that a person found guilty be placed under a peace bond or sentenced to jail until such bond is secured. The offenders can be sentenced for a period of one year. Ed Huddleson and Mabel Huddleson charged with intoxication and disturbing the peace were sentenced to thirty days in jail.

They were arrested by Officer Levi Noah while staging a fight at their home. AGENT CLOSES BIG ELECTRICAL DEAL Orange City, Feb. 18. Several week, an agent, who state whom he was representing, secured options on lighting plants in about twenty northwestern towns. This agent has now closed a deal for the purchase of the Orange City plant, which is owned by F.

W. Michel. The price is $21,000. It is understood that lighting and power plants in about twenty towns in this section have been or will be purohased. Eventually power for all these plants, it is understood, will be furnished by one large institution.

Le Mars, Sheldon, Granville, Paulina, Remsen and Rock Valley are among the towns included in the move. WANT BUILDING ORDINANCE. Iowa City, Feb. of a building ordinance by the city council is expected within a short time following a discussion at the meeting when Alderman Pratt presented the need and advisibality of such a measure. A record of buildings erected during the year would aid the work of the assessor materially, and if a building permit were required by the city such a record would be in effect.

Certain restrictions on buildings may also be included. BATTLES WITH CRAZED MAN. Cedar Rapids, Feb. Risden of this city had a close call for his life in a battle with a crazed Greek at Dakota City. The Greek fired three shots at Risden, one of which passed through his coat.

Risden finally overpowered the man without being forced to wound him. The man was turned over to the authorities, and his hearing on the charge of attempted murder will be held this week. Mr. Risden is an agent of the Iowa attorney general's office. A YOUNG MOTHER.

Keokuk, Feb. Carl Pappas is believed to be the youngest mother in Keokuk. A seven-pound son was torn to Mr. and Mrs. Pappas.

The mother, according to the age given bv her parents, is 12 years and two months old. This 1b believed to be the record here, although medical records show births before the twelfth year. The attending phpsiclan states that the condition of mother and child is very satisfactory. HOSPITAL NEARLY READY. Marengo, Feb.

Marengo hospital is rapidly approaching completion and will be ready for occupancy by April 1. The ladies' auxiliary of the Commercial cluo met with Dr. E. B. Hendersorf at the assembly room of the library and after due discussion voted to furnish the "lying in" room in the new hospital.

This room is to be fitted up with nitrous oxide gas anasthesia, which is more commonly known as "sunrise slumber." SHOT THROUGH LUNG. Montezuma, Feb. Mo Keag, 10-year-old son of John McKeag' of this city, was accidentally shot with a 22-caliber rifle. The bullet passed through the left lung and his condition is serious. He and his brother were playing with guns which they did not know were loaded.

MUST REVISE BIDS. Des Moines, Feb. 18. The state board of control has opened bids for the construction of an addition to the state tuberculosis hospital at Oakland. The proposals ranged between $63,000.

and $84,000, while the appropriation for the building is but $60,000. The bids were not rejected but the board ordered the plans revised with the idea that the cost may be reduced to fit the funds available. FARMER HURT IN EXPLOSION. Muscatine, Feb. 18.

Hanft, a prominent fanner of Louisa county, may lose his sight as a result of an accident which ocucrred when he attempted to melt out a steel gasoline container. The tank exploded, throwing him thirty feet. He was badly cut above the head by flying steel. I Real Estate Transfers I Furnished by J. A.

Lowenberg John H. Warner to Wiley J. Brown, EV6 NWI4 12 73 15, $1,000. Clara E. Bates and husband J.

E. to E. W. Wltte, lots 21 and 22 Caster 3d add Eldon, $350. A.

B. Willaims and wife to Maud V. Marrell, part lot 1 Feree Muirs add Otta, $3,250. Edward Songer and wife to J. M.

and A. M. Broherd, lot 71 Robinson's 3d add Otta, Abraham White to Ross F. Jay (QCD) lot 43 Cowan sub Otta, $2. a In the former installment of the story told by Mr.

King in which an early journey across the great American desert and its numerous trials, dangers and unusual Incidents have been pictured, the wagon train had reached Bear creek and the funeral of one of the members was described. In the present article, he dealB with the origin of the Aubrey trail and the Journey on from Bear creek. The tale told by Mr. King follows: Wakefield were sentenced to jail this Our course from the Arkansas rivar had been as near due west as could be laid out and I will give you a brief line as to the origin of the Aubrey route at the time of which I write, it was the central branch of the world famed Santa Fe trail. In the early fifties an adventerous Frenchman, F.

X. Aubrey, rode on a wager from Santa Fe, N. to Independence, In eight days and in laying out his route from the eastern border of Mexico he traveled almost entirely by the compass, hence the almost direct east and west line covered by the Aubrey or central route of the Santa Fe trail. I learned afterwards in Santa Fe that when Aubrey left the east line of Mexican territory he was accompanied by three Mexicans and had eight of the best horses and mules that could be found in Mexican territory, and that at the end of two days' journey into the desert, the Mexicans supposing Aubrey to have a large sum of gold among his packs for delivery in the east, made an attempt to assassinate him and escape with the treasure, but that he killed two of them on the spot panied Aubrey across the desert to the Arkansas river where after crossing the east bank he (the Mexican) was deliberately murdered by his master Major Weightman had served 'n Doniphan's Missouri raiders who during the Mexican war marched from Ft. Leavenworth to Santa Fe.

1,000 miles without even a semblance of a base of supplies and he afterwards located in Santa Fe, the capital of the land of the greaser and in the late fifties drifted east and located in but being an ardent advocate of the etxension of slavery he soon drifted south, and father told me afterwards that he became very active in trying to establish slavery in Kansas territory. But to return to the thread of my story, after leaving Bear creek camp we had a line hard trail with but a small semblance of sand, our course lay on almost a bee line west. Bear creek had its birth in or near the faraway Rockies and was a spring and snow fed stream. The first three days' travel after leaving the camp herein described we had Bear creek for a neighbor crossing it twice in that many days. The stream ran from west to east and the trail lay south of it and traveled on an apparently natural divide, the surface of which was covered with a thick growth of nutritious grass which on an undulating surface appeared to rise and fall like the waves of the ocean.

This grass was of a broad fiat nature for a short distance above the surface, then branched out almost like corn and at a height of about a foot from the ground the different spears folded gracefully outward and dropped limpy downward and from all appearance rivaled the natural construction of the weeping willow. The stock appeared to relish it and would push their noses against the earth and bite it off close to the ground. They would eat the lower part and would waste the top which had become slightly dried. Far away to the north could be seen the blue line against the northern sky which marked the whereabouts of the Ratoon range which is the southern branch of the Rockies, while to the southward stretched the boundless waste of the great American desert. Across the great sandy waste was to be found the Great Cimmeron route or the original Santa Fe trail, while farther to the south lay the Kearney of Doniphan trail which crossed the Arkansas river at Mulberry Bend between Ft.

Larned and Ft. Dodge. This trail was also known as the trail of Forty-nine, but had to be abandoned on account of the deep drifting sands, long waterless wastes and the fierce and merciless Camanche Indiana through whose hunting ground it traveled from east to west. In the spring of 1866 when a government wagon master at Fort Larned, I took twenty-three six mule teams loaded with all kinds of clothing across the Arkansas river at the same crossing where Kearney and Doniphan crossed years previously and where many gold crazed forty-niners crossed only to leave their bones to bleach in the rays of the desert sun. But to go back to the trail.

Everything went lovely and the goose hung high until the middle of the fourth day when our neighbor and friend. Bear creek, took a turn to the north and left us traveling due west. I called a holt and after a brief consultation we went into camp for the last time on Bear creek. The good grass became scarcer each day, hence the problem of a scarcity of feed became the important question. While dinner was being prepared, Bud Gorman and myself made a reconnolssance of nearby territory through which flowed the stream of Bear creek and after dinner I sent Scott Erwin ORIGIN OF AUBREY TRAIL AND JOURNEY FROM BEAR CREEK TOLD BY JAMES KING and his bodv thrown into the river.

phies. I found one skull imbedded in Aubrey afterwards acted as guide the gravel at the bottom of the little for an outfit crossing the desert via stream. I dug it out with my butcher the same route of which I am writing. knife and removed some of the gravel Aubrey was a daring rider and was an I from its interior and took it to camp expert with either the gun. knife or This skull, with some of the other lariat but the time came when his gun I trophies.

Bud and I took to Fort Union, play failed him and he took the long where the redoubtable Indian trail with his boots on. He became involved in a dispute with an ex-major of the United States army, R. II. Weightman in Santa Fe, who some time previous had been editor of the Santa Fe Herald. Aubrey accused Weightman of misrepresenting him in his paper.

The accusation was resented by the ex-major and Aubrey made a gun play but too late, for Weightman threw a bowie knife straight into his breast before Aubrey could draw and the latter fell dead on the floor of a Santa Fe saloon. and John Grey on a sorting ahead on the trail while Qorman and myself followed the course of the stream toward Its source. When about fifteen mileB from camp we found a skull bone and some body bones of a man. I dismounted and upon picking up the skull it fell to pieces at my feet and on further investigation we found more human bones and bones of horses and they were all so weakened by age and exposure that they would not stand handling and at the least touch they would crumble to We continued our journey farther up the little creek and stopped at a small grove. Here we found a few dead trees which bore the marks of having been destroyed by fire while around and near the base of the trees human skulls and bones lay in endless profus- a SI ClflcItSlut suggested a year's accumulation of a mighty head hunter.

We tested all the best bones and finally found some that we could take to camp as testimonials of our grewsome discoveries. We wrapped the bones of the dead In some grass around which we carefully wound our ponchos, then our overcoats. Strapping the whole behind our saddles we conveyed them to camp in safety. We went over the ground for some distance and found many arrow heads some made from flint and some made from a species of hard stone and some from steel, the latter being procured from Indian traders. We found two pairs of bridle bits and an iron stirrup all of which we carried away as tro- and trailer, Kit Carson, promptly pronounced it the skull of a Shoshone Indian.

He said the arrow heads were representative of the Shoshone and Comanche tribes, the steel heads representing the latter tribe. In a future letter I will give you the story of how those bones and little mounds came to be in that locality as told by Kit Carson at a party given to a few people at the government residence of Major Gordon and wife at Fort Union. Bud Gorman and I reached camp on our return trip soon after dark but it was almost midnight on the desert, before Erwin and Grey returned to camp and reported a buffalo wallow containing clear water about thirty miles to the west. They had rode at least sixty miles since leaving camp. They also reported the grazing getting poorer and the trail more sandy.

After comparing notes we retired for the balance of the night. Zigler, the ex-Confederate bugler was on night guard and I instructed him to sound reveille promptly at the first peep of dawn and faithful to his trust he awoke the camp at daybreak. The herd was called in and while the morning meal was being prepared we harnessed and hitched up. After breakfast we stowed away our culinary outfit and soon we were rolling along to the water hole thirty miles away on the Santa Fe trail. hoia ot money which was begard from pour mnn nrif worklngmen and women the same James King.

P. S. In my next letter I will tell you of the lake of death and the crossing of the poison plains which were described to us by the Mexican stage driver whom we met east of the Arkansas river. J. K.

Sloan's Liniment Kills Pain. Is the greatest pain killer ever discovered simply laid on the rubbing drives pain away. 25c. FRIENDSFIGHT FOR POSTMASTER Creston, Feb. 18.

of Postmaster W. H. Robb, whose resignation been requested by the postofflce department, are planning to carry the fight for his retention before President Wilson. Robb has been in poor health for some time and his resignation was asked for that reason. He is one of the leading democrats of this section and for many years has been engaged in publishing the Creston American.

BIG TABERNACLE FOR SCOVILLE. Keokuk. Feb. 18. touches to a tabernacle to seat 3,000 people are being put on the big gospel shed here which will house the Scovllle evangelistic campaign.

The campaign will start Sunday, February 20, under the leadership of Charles Reign Scoville. Furnaces will be installed in the tabernacle and It will be electrically lighted. This will be the first revival of any magnitude here since the Sunday meetings in 1905. JOBS FOR PAROLED CONVICTS. Des Moines, Feb.

state board of parole has secured jobs for forty-one paroled convicts since Jan. 18, according to a report given out. The men had been previously paroled and were held until work could be found for them. The parole agents report that business conditions are improving in all parts of Iowa. ICE ON FRUIT TREES.

Des Moines, Feb. Greene, state horticulturist, says that it is too early to determine whether the ice on the trees has injured the fruit. He says the ice has remained on the trees for a longer period at this time than at any time within his memory. DIES FROM COASTING INJURY. Sioux City, Feb.

Bruce, 20 years old, died from injuries received in a coasting accident Tuesday. The young man was steering a bobsled when he collided with another sled. The muscles around his heart REIGN OF TERROR PLANNED BY CRONES (Continued From Page 1.) The second letter, apparently signed bv Crones, received by the New York paper last night, contained what purported to be his finger prints. The police are endeavoring to learn by these prints whether Crones had a record in the police bureau of identification. I Writes Boasting Letter.

In this letter the writer attempted to tell in an incoherent manner "why I did it." Many of the words are misspelled as was the case in the previous letter. The writer asserted that "while at Europe millions of Christians are schlauchtering each other in the most bloody massacre, and in these free country thousands of men and women are tramping the streets without food and shelter at the wery same time the church holds diners and pays for each cover which starts with beluga caviar and champagne, the same pour WOrker' "These conditions," the writer con tinned, "are an scandal. That is the failure of Christianity and an insult toward honesty and a challenge to humanity. Let the church answer those my charges toward the world and I schaal stand for the charges made against me. "The police makes me laugh.

When I was in Buffalo two spies where after me. After a while they went backe. lice not for two cent brains. Yesterday I was working for an hour around the police headquarters but no one came out and got me. I am glad that the spies from Chicago are coming than I know better at wat time to let er go." WANT TO RAISE HALF A MILLION (Continued From Page 1.) This idea has grown among the Methodists so strongly that they now have 360 educational institutions in the United States.

There are between 75,000 and 100,000 students enrolled in these schools and $60,000,000 is invested in buildings and equipment. There are about 180,000 members of the Methodist church in Iowa and their part in the educational work has been heavy. Bishop Bristol discussed the plans which have been carried out along this line in this state and laid special stress on the founding of Iowa Wesleyan. Responsibility Great. "The responsibility of those who planted Iowa Wesleyan was great but it would have been greater if they hadn't founded the said the bishop.

"In the old days men had convictions. Today they have opinions. It takes more than an opinion to build a school like Iowa Wesleyan. There were terrible sacrifices made in the old days. But people have the same convictions today as they did then.

They are just chips off the old block. They are billing to put their time and money into the investment because they know it will pay. Is Soul Kept Alive? "Shall the soul be kept alive in Io-'-a? "That is the question which the Christian college must answer. It is up to it to solve the problem. "I am not knocking the state institution.

But no state institution is bound to see to it that the soul of a boy or girl is kept alive, that he considers the bible the word of God, the statute of religion and that Jesus Christ is the saviour of the world. "There is a reason why. They are limited by the very character of the state system. It is not their fault but they are under no obligation whatever. The Christian college is.

"There is a certain sense in which the state school can not give a mortal being a complete education. The Christian college can, mentally, physically and spiritually. "The state school can not by law teach what the Christian college considers so necessary." RURAL PATRONS BOYCOTT SERVICE Muscatine, Feb. along the Conesville rural route boycotted Uncle Sam's rural carrier and won their fight. Last fall when the postofflce department put in its general revision of routes the Conesville and Nichols routes were merged.

Conesville patrons declared they were victimized and they would refuse to accept an Inferior service. So they declared a boycott of the rural route. For weeks the rural carrier traveled his route without receiving a single article of mail and most of the farmers traveled all the way to the postoffice to claim their papers and letters. This week the old separate routes were restored. DRAW INSURANCE FOR WAR HORSES Des Moines.

Feb. insurance contract for $1,080,000, to cover the transportation of 72,000 war horses from Los Angeles to New York for the French government, was drawn by an insurance company here. Dr. J. I.

Gibson, state veterinarian, is completing the policies with the contractors who will furnish the horses to the French government. It will take twenty days to transport them to New York, where they will be loaded aboard a steamer. Each horse is insured for $115 and the premium to be paid on the policy is $162,000. EXERTION IS FATAL. Jefferson, Feb.

W. Dagit, farmer, east of here, ran to catch a neighbor and ask him to mail a letter. He returned to his house out of breath and sat down in a chair, dying a few moments later of heart disease. RETURN JUNK TO POSSESSION OP ARTICLE8 ED BA8I8 FOR DISCUS8ION WHICH WAS FATAL. Clinton, Feb.

18. Junk worth $1,500 for the possession of which Henry F. Bailey was found guilty of murdering Michael J. McNealey, here Dec. 1, was turned over to the estate of the dead man following the placing of Bailey In the state penitentiary on a life sentence.

Even after Bailey had been convicted of murdering McNealey, he still claimed the junk, alleging he had a bill of sale which McNealey had given him in November. The heirs to the eBtate brought charges that the bill of sale was a forgery and the case was brought up before Judge Barker In difr trict court here yesterday. Experts upon examining the bill and comparing it with McNealey's original writing, declared it was false. Bailey still professes his innocence of both the charges of murder and forgery. I How foolish is the ELDON Mrs.

I. T. Flint is visiting relatives In Drakesville. Mrs. Elsie Brown of Ottumwa came down to visit her daughter Mrs.

Ralph Carter. Quite a number from out of town came yesterday to attend the Reed Finney sale down below the fair grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

James are visiting friends in Oskalosa. H. R. Hilleary, Clarence Hall, Fred Manro and Wm. Morrison attended the meeting and banquet given at the armory In Ottumwa by the Commercial club Tuesday night.

Mrs. W. O. Lyons has been brought home from the hospital in Ottumwa and is doing fine. Harry Reno of Agency is in the city visiting his mother.

Chas. Gardner of Selma was here on business yesterday. John Huffman of Floris was in town on business. The L'Rhe Jean club entertained at a Valentine party at the Masonic hall Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in playing different heart games, telling fortunes and doing stunts in which all took a share.

The hall was decorated in hearts. A two course luncheon was served after which all drew a valentine. A good time was had by all. The Invited guests were: Misses Bell, Perratt, Sawyers, Hastings, Strickland, Fancolly, Bull, Munger, Hawke, King and Patterson. from Eldon who are going to attend the auto show in Des Moines are: Mr.

and Mrs. Stew Alfred, Messrs. Wm. Taylor, Raymond Knight, Shore Chas. Trott, C.

W. Weber and Chet Moore. Rev. and Mrs. C.

E. Coggeshall of Wapello are visiting at the N. U. Luellen home. Guy Zellars of Silois was in the ctiy yesterday.

The funeral of Mrs. Mallssa Dye who died In Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 13 was held Wednesday afternoon at 12:30, at the Bethlehem church, with Rev. McBlaln as pastor.

She was born in Pennsylvania and was 87 years and 10 months of age. She was the mother of Mrs. Glasgow here. Mrs. Wm.

Winters of Selma was in the city on a shopping trip. R. D. Crow and D. I.

Bostwick were in Selma on business Wednesday afternoon. The second committee of the B. V. club entertained the members of the club and a few invited guests at the home of Mrs. Geo.

Holland Tuesday afternoon. A very pleasing program was given. Music "Nocturine, Leybach, Mrs. Luellen. Duet "Kentucky Babe," Mesdames J.

Ed Easton, J. A. Bundy. A reading "Then and Now," Mrs. Murphy.

"The Suffragist," Mesdames Bundy, Murphy, Varnum The heart contest furnished much merriment and scramble as the one who secured the most hearts won the prize. Mrs. E. E. Barger was the victor.

The house was beautifully decorated with hearts and potted plants. An elaborate two course luncheon was served. Mrs. Holland was assisted by Mesdames Varnum, Hilleary, Bundy, Murphy and L. Myers.

The invited guests were: Mrs. A. C. Weygandt, E. E.

Barger, Wm. Noviock, S. H. Sawyer, Ed J. Moore, R.

D. Crow, H. E. Baker, C. C.

Humble, Cecil Lyons, O. K. Vass, E. C. Wright, A.

W. McBlain, Frank Sharp, Miss Anna Forest, Mrs. H. L. Cross of Des Moines.

Irvan Forrest has returned home from an extended trip through out the south. N. H. Moore went to Ottumwa today on business. The band concert given last evening by the Eldon concert band was quite a success.

The band boys show they have been having a good practice. The selections given by Mrs. Wm. Smith were rendered beautifully and the reading given by Mrs. Enla McClure was pleasing.

Eldon is surely proud to have the honor of having so many talented musicians within its boundary lines. The seats sold well and a nice amount was cleared which will be used to keep the band going. Mrs. C. C.

Weber and Mrs. Omar Cresap entertained the Fortnightly club Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Tom Breemenstuhl of Trenton, arrived in the city to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. D. Camblin. Dan O'Connell of Des Moines who was an old time engineer on the Rock Island road out of here, was visiting friends here today. Mr.

and Mrs. Edd Sawyer are in Des Moines, attending the auto show. The friends of C. W. Weber are boosting him for a member of the board of supervisors.

The marriage of Harry F. Gilbert and Bessie Lorene Cunningham both of this city, were solemnized Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 16, at 4 o'clock at their country home, three miles west of Eldon. The house had been previously prepared by the groom and in the presence of a few relatives, this happy young couple were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. A.

W. McBlain, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. The ring ceremony was used. A wedding reception was held at 8 p. the relatives and a few close friends were present and a two (course luncheon was served.

The HEAD OF K. C. IN UNITED STATES TO ATTEND INITIATION TO BE HELD SUNDAY. Muscatine, Feb. K.

Flaherty of New Haven, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, will be a guest of the Laurent council here Saturday and will deliver an address Saturday night Mr. Flaherty, the highest officer in the order, is coming west to Davenport and Rock Island to make arrangements for the national K. of C. convention, which will be held In Davenport some time during August. On Saturday evening he will be In and on Sunday he will attend an Initiation held by the Rock Island Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Flaherty will be the principal speaker on the banquet program, which will follow the Initiation, and which will be held in the New Harper hotel at Rock Island. At 6:80 o'clock Saturday evening a dinner will be served at the Hotel Muscatine in honor of Mr. Flaherty, and a large number of local expected to attend. At 8 o'clock an informal reception win be held at the K.

of C. home and at 8:30 o'olock Mr. Flaherty will address the local knights in the K. of C. hall.

4 young couple were the recipients of many beautiful gifts. Capt Duckworth of Des Moines, was in the city today. The domestic class of the Eldon school will serve dinner at high noon today at their room. Waddell Concert will have a recital at the Congregational church this evening. There was a dance at the skating rink Thursday evening.

There will be a practice of the officers of New Hope chapter No. 66, O. E. S. Saturday evening, Feb.

19, at the Masonic hall. THREE WEDDINGS AT SIGOURNEY Slgourney, Feb. 17. Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian parsonage occurred the marriage of Rosana Bertsch to Roy Burdine, Rev. Vanderllppe officiating.

They will make their future home on a farm north of Sigourney. On Monday at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Anton Haffner occurred the marriage of theii daughter, Helen, to William Beatty Shanafelt, Rev. L.

H. Laning officiating. Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were present and after an elaborate dinner was partaken of by the guests the happy couple left for Burlington and other pointB in the eastern part of the states for a short wedding trip. On Tuesday afternoon at the country home of the bride east of Sigourney, occurred the marriage of Clara Kracht. youngest daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Kracht to Elmer Bruns, Rev. Rosenfelt officiating. These are two of the most popular young people of that community and they are now receiving the congratulations of their friends. They will reside on a farm east of Sigourney.

MRS. GIBBONS. INVALID FOR YEARS, IS DEAIF Sigourney, Feb. 17. Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock took place the funeral of Mrs.

Ann Gibbons who died at her home in south Sigourney Monday. Mrs. Gibbons was born in Belmont county, Ohio, January 24, 1832 and was therefore a little past eightyfour years of age. Funeral services were held at the home and then the body wats taken to Thornburg, where the burial will be on Thursday in what is known as the Prairie township cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband, who precesded her in death almost thirty years ago. Mrs.

Gibbons had been an invalid for many years and a great sufferer. She leaves surviving three children, O. H. Gibbons of Thornburg and Mrs. D.

W. Hamilton and Miss Ruth Gibbons of Sigourney. LEG IS CRUSHED. Jefferson, Feb. Coughennower, 7 years old, suffered a crushed leg when he fell beneath the wheel of a wagon on which he attempted to climb.

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