The Chief-Reporter from Perry, Iowa • Page 12

The dawning of the closing year of the Nineteenth Century is full of interest to the present generation. The passing away of a year is always pathetic, but the passing of a century appeals but once in the human race and there is no more approp- iate way of commemorating the last New Years day of 1800 than to visit Draper Loughlin's and select something from their elegant stock to your family, relatives or friends. A safe place to buy Drugs, Books and Stationet y. You get the Best and Lowest Prices at Photo Autograph Albums. Books and Bibles galore.

Fine Leather Goods. Music Rolls. Pursia. Collar and Cuff Boxes. Toilet Sets.

Dolls and Doll Heads. Scrap Books. -Juvenile Books. Beautiful -Bookletsand Calenders. Cloth and Hair Brushes.

Large Stock of Finest Perfumes. Pictures Mirrors and of other articles suitable for Holiday Piesents. THECEIEF-KEPOJRTE THURSDAY, 'LITTLE LOCALS. murlujls; liujjs L'O i 'J7I4: outs Myera, tho plumber. Phono 82.

Hack line. 'Phone (IS. S. 51. Tliorulcy la reported iek.

Born, 'to Sir. and Mrs W. Gree last week, a boy. You will have to write it '09''on am after next Sunday. Hiirry Conley of the Citizens Back i at quite sick.

David Hood is quite sick at his home southwest of the citj'. Angus Lump Goal sold by IT. TKoimis at 58.50 per ton. tf Regular monthly meeting of the city council next Monday evening. Order Angus coal, of H.

L. Thomas. per ton. -tf Miss M. E.

Pierce is the headquarters for millinery, in the Diddy block. Mrs. James- Ciirtwright and son have both been very sick with the grip. Go to the New Shoe Store for yonr rubber goods, afc Ahren's, the tailor. Mrs.

J. E. Banyard is suffering from an acate attack of Bright's disease. See the inedallions at WILSON FERGTJSOJT'S Tickets for DeWitfc Miller for sale at Draper Admission 25cts. The Board ot Supervisors meet in regular session at Adel nest Monday.

District.Court convenes at Adel next Tuesday with Jndge siding. The Milwaukee paid out if37.200.83 L-wt Friday to 1 heir employes in this eifcv. Hear the on the "Usra of fjirJiiifs.V by DeWitt Miller, at tho now Christian church, AVediiesilny eve- uiug. Jan. 4, 1SUU.

Mrs. Win. Blnomfield fell down Monday, with a. carving knife in her hand, tn the fall the inidOlofinger of her right iid was alinost severed. Postofiice to be Closed.

Monday, January Sd is a. legal holiday the postoilice. and tho ollice will be closed. Tlie ollico will be open nnlil 9:00 a. inland closed until after the wail from the south isdistributed, whe it will be opened until 2:30, and close until 0:30 and opened again until Patrons will please take notice of the? hours.

Miss Grace Gill has received Severn copies of the American Soldier, the lewspiipe'r published at Manilla. Ifc is juite an interesting cariosity. LOST, an old style breast pin with bort chain attached. Finder please save it at. CIIIEP-EBPOKTEK office.

C. B. MJECUM. All Cbautauquatis in Perry and ieinity should not fail to hear Dr. Miler in bis.

lecture at the Christian Inireb, Wednesday evening; January Excursion to the Grand Prairies of rkansas Tuesday, Jan. I80i). Come nd go along. I will show yon a good a fine country aud some cheap H. CHANDLER.

Born-to Mr. 1 and Mrs. Fred Orbin, a pound girl on Dec. 14th. Annie ucile 5s the name by which the little ranger will be known to friends.

It Mr s- M. J. Orbin's first grand-child. Judging from the condition of some sidewalks of Perry, certain property owners must think that the ordinance relative to removing from the was destroyed in the late fire. --Chns.

Broclcway, of Adel. visite from Monday until Wednesday in th cj --Granville Duncan leaves next wee for Cedar Rapids where he will attend college. --Miss Anna Henderson has returned from Clarksville Tenn, to visit with he mother. Dr. Wm.

Eisminger, of Denver visited over Christmas with N. E. Har and wife. Will Brown of Omaha is a visitor at the-home of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Holmes. --Mr. and Roland, of Jef- visited over Sunday with Mrs Van Leuveu. --Mrs: H.

O. Ward of Madison Sonth Jakota is visiting with the family of W. A. Logan. and Mrs.

Alex Blodget, of Chicago, visited friends from Saturdav until Tuesday. W. H. Shroyer is in Indiana, called their by the 1 serious illness of his mother. --Misses Ella and Kittie Willis spent Christmas at home, returning to Des CUekome OK year of And we trust it may be the'Happiest-BusiifiilS most Prosperous in a lifetime for you and'alf p' SifeS tft Si necessary tsoo Men's Leather lined Vici Shoes! Price 3 Genuine Box Calf Shoe Men Genuine Vice Price (The above are np-to-date in style and' arfe Men's Fine Satin Calf Lace 00 value: Mrs.

W. H. Chandler entertains a family gatheiing at Christmas dinner today; Ladies' storm rubbers at 25 cents, at the Shoe Store. W. E.

"Fanner Manager- Clocks, watches and iewelry of all kinds afc closing ont-prices at J. A Guinn's. The little grandson of C. W. Patch: who lives jrist north of town met with quite a serious accident.

He fell down st-iirs fracturing his skull and making rt.pplega.te pre-j a olr scalp -wound. Dr. Mowrer was called ahd.dressed the injury. Those parties holding reserved seats for the Y. 31.

C. A- lecture and 'entertainment course, will have sections of the best seats in the Christian church reserved for them during the course, so those holding reserved seats will have good seats. A and Prosperous New Year. Cloaks and Wrap. are sold by us for fifty cents on the dollar.

Similar discounts in all departments. The New- Year will find us selling the Best Quality AT Low Prices. Men's arctics at at the New Shoe Si-ore, in AJireu's tailor shop. W. E.

Fenner, Manager. Miss Vica Oliver has pnt in a complete line of tbe best perfumes, creams I aha other toilet articles. You can buy tickets for Miller's lecture at the door the night of the entertainment Admission 23cts. Fate seems to be against J. B.

Balentine keeping some of his money. He received a check for some 'hogs and lost the check. After finding and cashing the check he lost the money out of his pocket. Eard Itieic is what we rail it if some people do not believe in Miss M. J3.

Pierce has returned from Des Moines and may be found as usual at her store in the Diddy block. Mrs. Lena Scandrett was taken suddenly ill Christmas morning and has not been able to. be around since. nicely framed are always in order for a present.

See Wilson Ferguson or pictures a ad frames. Meeting of Rathbone Sisters Friday Mrs. Charlotte Carlisle died at Lees- btug, Mo. Mrs. Carlisle lived in Perry for many years on Korth First street.

Her lower limbs were so bably crippled with rhecmatism that she had to be wheeled about in an invalids chair. At the time of her death she was living with her son Alfrecl- VJUi 1.3UU4.CV3 1JUI Moines Monday. --Ed Chandler, of Des Moines, was a visitor Tuesdayat the home of his nncle W. H. Chandler.

--Mrs. Harvey Thomas has been eall- to Cbickasaw county by the serious ill ness of her father. --Miss Pearl Tyer is home for the holidays. Sbe is a junior in the Iowa College at Grinnell. --Robt.

Cardell, who is Ann Arbor College, is spendingthe holiday vacation'afc home. --P. G. Winter has gone to Mason countj'. Illinois to visit friends and relatives for a month.

Marfcley of the Dallas Center Times was in Perry Saturday en- route to Grand Junction. --Mrs. Homer Stone, of Hnmeston, Iowa, is visiting in the city with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Veatch.

--L. S. Bonsh, now of Fort was in Perry the early part of this week renewing old acquaintances. --Mrs. C.

L. Lane is visiting her sister at Alton, and will extend it to other points before returning home. --Jesse Resser, who is attending the bvate University, came home Saturday to spend his holiday vacation. --Newman Fuller, of Draper Longhlin's drug store, was a visitor at his liome in Scranton over Sunday. --Supt.

and Mrs. Blezekare attending the meeting of the State Teacher's As soeiatipn in Des Moines this week. --Engineer Dave Jackson and Attor ney W. H. Fahey went to Peoria, Iffi nois Tuesday night on legal business -Miss DeEtta, Kelsey returned to Des Momes Tuesday, after a pleasan visit -with her mother Mrs.

M. V. Eel Fin-de-siecle Shoe-Men; The old Thorhbnrg livery barn on sonth Second street has passed into the hands of a new firm. Frank Cronch, of Woodward, -and the Hf-nderson Bros, are the new proprietors. They expect to renovate the buildings and laanger- ate methods that will be certain to sey.

ut JcuKHoone testers Friday IIKII, wm oe certain to night at Harvey's hall. Election of maice their venture a success as well as officers and members requested to be I rovia first class livery service for present. their patrons. Pains in the chest when a person has a --Agent Gill and family took dinner with Mother Hill at Minburn Monday where a sort of a family gathering i C. H.

Case, the marble cutter accompanied by his wife, went to Des iUoines Monday where they eipect to We are now located on the Old Christain Church Lot, We announced lass week that "Mrs Wm. Brown, near the fair grounds, was Jt should have read -lrs. H. Brown. Sewing machines, about every make and style can be found on sale by A.

TJ. Coates. His prices are reasonable and terms satisfactory. Wm. Bngg and daughter Mary, of will make their home the balance of the -winter, Mrs.

O. F.Roadan. cold indicate a tendency toward pneumonia. A piece of flannei campened with Chamberiain.s Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent the threatened attack of pnen- monia. This same treanent.wiil cure a lame back in a few hours.

Sold by Draper Loughlin. Free Excursion to the Grand Prairies of Arkansas to land buyers." 3rd. 1609. for the company. It Tbe Jrs fiend, "goes aronnd like a Jth nis -daughter, raring lion seeking whom be vonr." and the fellow that reside.

--Walt. MeTaggert returned from Palmyra, Iowa. Tuesday where he had been to attend the funeral of a brother- in-law. i Fel went to Chicago. isaturday evening on business Mrs Ferguson accompanied him as far as Be Plain.

--Lock Aifien came home from medical college atKeokuk, also his sister. Miss Helen, from Highland Park to spend Christmas. --Misses Mabel Swearingen and Martha Pattee are home from school at St. Catherine at Davenport spending holiday vacation. V- J.

Campbell and children Four Dollars For Y(ffi. ut this advertisement.out and bringMt: $10.00 in cash and take issiiiil Oak. This Deduction; means offer is fora few. days only. We thank all nds and patrons liberal patronage in the past, and continuance of their favors; Wisbing.you air.a,h apP The Hardware Merchant" Call at our Store for Pripes.

The Methodist ladie? will serve turkey dinner in the basement of the church on Saturday. Dec. Slst, Dinner 1 wiil be ready at 11:30 a. ni. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will hold an exchange on stirance on his property is jsually the first man to receive a visit from it.

There is no terror from its menace to the man who has secured one of our carefully dnnrn policies. Your is as safe as if it were in TJ. 8- bonds "Wi H. Chandler Agt. tf.

ju. ter to ilrs. Siehols. Good Bye! 1 One day last week conductor Wm. Bruebaker was married in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Qr.r reporter madeseveral vnnrcn w-m now an exchange on MU reporter madeseveral Saturday afternoon, Dec. 31 r.t Wilson attem ps to optain the brides name btit Fergcsoirs Fnrnitnrp Ktoro as nnsnccessfnl. As Bi'l ia 5t Fergcson's Fnrnitnre Store. Ii yon are a homely person or an nsly and here Miller's "The uses of Ugliness." Wednesday Sve Jan. 4.

at- Christian Cnnrch. is calls, day or night prom p. tended to by Billy 51 JLyU-tVC calls at Stewart Eonse, or call up Jv a Here's Your Heating Stove! Just snch a heating stove as you have a mind to is probably here, aud Hkely as not yon can own it. easier than you think. We have Long Rows BUCK'S Stoves and Ranges.

27 by of good Msefnl stoves and of the most ornamental 'parlor heaters. Yon will surely find in our fojg steel? tfeat yil! yoa Jnst east of old 3ocation- tf Goiic, Cholera and Diarrhoea lieaiedy can always be de" npon and as pJeasant and by Draper Ehno Jocfe Island depot, Jie other day lore a big hole the a door wound. was unsuccessful. As BiJl is very select in everything we have every reason to believe he has exercised the very best judgement in his choice fora wife, and join his many friends here i hira and his much Bo You Owe Him? If yonr me is dae please settle it promptly and in fnll. as I am mf-cUed to hare money.

w. H. HEATOX. PERSONAL of -jnc of bis making a It not make any razors or states, citn-r can be orii at the Forty acre fenn 3 milts frost Perry. five acre visx-e to Perry.

Jaojase et --Mafcd Hoyt is spending tie holidays at foosae. --Z. X. Fidter of was in tie Ivw HasSIus Is home from for a JrclHsr visit Miss SI went to Des Moines in Des 3I O- F. his nnfl lanira Fish cago swid wife OiinslxDas in 3555 Chi- ---dJchael Heck returned from Bei ton County yesterday where he ha been to attend the funeral of hisbrothe and to settle up his aifairs.

--Geo. A. -Jeffers of Le Mars, visitec vntn Art Coffman over Chrtstmaf Mr is the newly elected connt attorney of Plymouth connty. --Miss Lissa Lenocker is spendin her vacation at her home in Deiteran Miss Carrie Carrick is visiting at Win terset. Kellogg and other points.

--Mrs. Ada Goldsborongh. -who -ha been visiting at the homeof her brother Chas. H. Boblett left for her home Kansas City last Saturday evening.

JlcCarl. of Paton. father b. SL McCarl, of transfer line spent Christmas in Perry. He is years of age and as spry as a man of 40 --E.

P. Ashford, of ATjerdeen is visiting at the home of Dr. Mowrej and also at the home of W. Taylor Mr. Ashforn is a state senator from hi, district.

--Mr. and Mrs. Georse Leib have re turned to their horos after spendin" Christmas in Ferry with their parents! Mr? Chas. Leib and Mr. and Mrs.

D. Boyden. -TyerJsroaltingashort RL Bert is practicinc law in Cedar hapjds and is well pleased with location and bnsiess. --Miss Mabel wfao as at- ne Jbe Des Moines Collect and Gertrnde Coffman of the Aornral Schooj. arc both speudinc their Mday -vacation at tie home of iBev.

.1. p. GoSinab. --Chas. Bryan, of Cisna Parfc 131..

ws an the ciiy over Snnday. Hessoi road lor a whoJtsaJe honse in Ghi- whife bere was tae of nfe wife's racfe, Sfersbs3 ST, store or near Fiirft-r rewarfl. Mr. Lagan Una obtain -7. E.

Agcnls Wanted Froin to jtarjrselt. Wnte for I irarrici.lars or send leu cents in Islana, fflinoia jg aasmos tiie Sroio 33. Cwsitey and wife MoinesamJ --Miss GcjUaac an DEIS! Erl.F. in Osaga ih at Wshwnc vnsifang frrencl of came Hs wilj fcfe borne with bis Mire. Saturday Chas.

Boblfitt for a short visit sss jwireiaifs. Mr. and MITSL -Jacob Safcnrflay. H-0 repruls I of 4339 ImTCJucreawa of asm will ipe foroefl to hare larcer in the near fotars. -H.

E. BoyiU Minlmrn 3ast Friday to attend the fnDeral of Ms Much history- crowded intp this jrear. Our brilliant and war with Spain has ended quil peace. Dewey, Hobsbiii Lee and others stand the Heroes of the world The noble life of Giadst(eKeJdJ ed in a glorious death. Prosperity reigns and banks are crowded Perry's Great Fire wffl mark this year in the minds of many but in spite of it she will rise greater than ever.

Lastly we are thankful for vui own Successful Business. We have had our own difficulties but shoppers have found that our assortments and qualities are equal to the )est and our prices "Bight" and suf- icient to draw to us a magnificent trade. We will enter the Hew Year grateful to alL We are prepares and determined to give the public )etter values and better service ever before. Yery Truly, I.