HUR9DAY, DECEMBER 29, 1909. CKKTUlOfA OOUBUBR

oys, Dolls, Gaines andHoliday Goods Marked Down Everything in Xmas Goods Reduced

All 10c Toys reduced to . 7c All 15c Toys

reduced to • •

75c

With ail unusually large stock of Holiday Goods on hand, with but two days until Christmas, we have decided to SACRIFICE PRICES rather than carry over any holiday goods. _ (1st in early and get cheapest bill of Christmas goods you ever purchased.

1 A. All 25c Toys j(\. All 10c Books Q r 50c Shoo-Fly Qflr ...... lUC reduced to 1 y V reduced to .0 v Rocking Horses

$2.98 Real Alligator Bags $1.93 98c Toilet Sets 49c Silver Mounte 1 Doll Go-Carts at OKn Brush and Comb >CO\j 98c, 49c and &0\j

Great Furniture and Rug Sale 1 9 by 12 ft Tapestry Q

. . . . R u g s , $ 1 2 . 5 0 g r a d e

..19.75 ...62c

98c Shopping: Bags $3.98 Shopping () QO Bags now

BOo Shopping Bags now 39c

*4 Off on all Furs and Fur Coats

1.98

Finest and Best $6'50 Shopping Bags.

Ladles' $2.75 Fur Muffs and Neck Pieces

Extra large $6."50 Rug Muffs with large head, M AO latest novelty 1. JO

Large Pillow Muff and Neck Piece to match, 4-98 only

Choice of an odd lot of ladies fur jackets. $25.00 and (TIC $30.00 values 4>l J Ladles $23.00 new style brown fur coats. Clearing sate price Ladles $65.00 Russian mink long coats. Very A ft CA handsome

.$19

$3 Silk and Net

Waists $1.98.

$4. Silk and Net

Waists $2.98

$5 Silk and Net

Waists for $3.98

Ladies' $2 Sewing Rockers, sale price

Any of our $5 new style Rockers, now

$15 Large Round Top Din Irtg Tables with pedestal .

DAVIS COUNTY INSTITUTE IS ON

FINE EXHIBITS AND GOOD SPEAK­

ERS FOR ANNUAL AGRI­

CULTURAL EVENT

HELPING HAND CLUB ORGANIZED

ELDON WOMEN IN ORGANIZED

MOVEMENT TO HELP THOSE

WHO NEED ASSISTANCE.

$4 Best $25 Axminster Velvet Rugs, 9 by 12

Best 75c all Wool Ingrain Carpet

Little girls' neck piece. The set

Children's Fur Sets, 98c white fur muff and Larger girls' brown fur sets,

pillow muff and scarf, .2.48 Separate Muffs on ail kinds of furs at $12.00, $7.50 1 CO $5.00 and 1 • JO

t

Little girl's neck piece. QCr The set "Ol

brown fur muff and

1.48 All Ladies* Winter Coats to Close at *4 Of

Children's Long Novelty Coats— this season's Ofiy, styles, $1.50 grade «iOC

Odds and ends Ladies' full length half-fitted C> QC and loose Coats

novelty, the

. . 2 . 9 8 Any of our Ladles' A QQ $7.50 Coats, to close at . " 0

Choice of a large rack of $12.50 and $15 new style & Qfi Coats, black and colors .

Any of our $16.50 or $17.50 new stylo coats; some satin | O

lined throughout

Rogers Guaranteed Silverware Q Q n R o g e r s ' S i l v e r K n i v e s f ) n o

and Forks, $4 grade ~>.VO

Children's latest Half-fitted Eighth Grade $4.00 Coat

A beautiful new line of Girls' S i l k V e l o u r a q o

$10.00 Coats I-.I/O BEAR SKIN COATS IN ALL COLORS, SIZES 2 TO 6. 1 JO TO CLOSE AT l.lO

Full Size Vetie iHartin $10 Brass Beds 6.85 $2.50 leather seat oak 1 AO $10.00 new style 5 drawer dining chairs for I. JO Oak Chiffonier for.. 7-85 $2.00 oak and mahogany center table

$15.00 combination book case and writing desk .

All Overcoats to Close at l/\ Off 98c

Rogers' Silver Spoons guaranteed $1.85 grade

Rogers' 26 piece set of best sil­ver knives, forks, spoons, in handsome case. $12.00 "1 £ A value, only I • Jv

A beautiful line of berry spoons, salad forks and fancy pieces in Qfif boxes Jul

Any of our Finest 50c Tie3

Now 49c.

50c Silk Tie and 25c Socks to

match in box, 49c.

$1.00 Shirt, 50c Silk Necktie

and 35c Hose all for $1.19.

Men's $5.00 new style Heavy Oxford Grey Over- ty QO coats, sale price Men's $10.00 Black Kersey Overcoats— to close at * »M" An Extra Good Line of Men's $15 Overcoats ....*5 Men's $25 Long Fur I Q r A Overcoats, now Finest $25 new style 1 /*/"* Dress Overcoats -*- #

Silk Clearance Best oil boiled, yard wide $1.50 guaranteed Black | Taffeta Silk A.lit*

$1 grade yard wide Black Taffeta Silk .

Any of our best $1.00 Suitings and Waist Silks— 75c

Little Boys' Overcoats with Em biem on sleeve only

A beautiful line of $2.50 Overcoats ...

Any of our finest $8.50 Boys' Overcoats

Large Boys' Long $6.50 Overcoats ,

98c 1.98 4.98

. . . 3 . 9 8 Large Boys' Nobby KA $10 Overcoats '

Dress Goods Must Go

83c

clearing sale price ...

Choice of a large line of, 75c and

44c 85c Suiting and Waist Silks

54 inch Broadcloth Navy and Grey— clearing sale price ...

Choice of a large new 75c and 85c Wool Suitings and Serges ..

Three new shades in 75c Moire Suitings ..

A beautiful new line silk Eolians

in Black,

69c line of

..49c

Six pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs

Handkerchiefs in Fancy Boxes at IQc, 25c and 98c 9Qf 3 children's fancy handker- i a . Ladies', Gents'and Boys'10c Extra fine Initial Ha

... chiefs in holly box i"L< Initial Handkerchiefs * 2*-' kerchiefs, 35c grade

Our Mid-Winter Clearing Sale aHords unusual opportunities to the thrifty. i0-quarter Cotton Blankets, a pair .

Sample line of Fancy Collars, now

37c Large size Heavy Fleeced Blankets only 47c Extra large and

heavy, $1.25 Blankets QOp Best $5 Wool Blanketo .«JOv, jn ottumwa, only .

Infants' and Chil­dren's Wool Mittens

49c 69c

25c

...8c Ladies' 50c

25c Any of our 75c new <d.Qr» style Collars, now

Phillips' Big Store Co. 50c and 75c Silk Mufflers1i/2

yards long, 4Qr> now

• Any of our $1.25 Muf­flers reduced to 98c

WE PAY RAILROAD FARE ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE RETAIL MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION.

DIRECTORS SAY WILL DEFER WORK

INTERURBAN MATTERS TO LAY

IN ABEYANCE UNTIL HOLI­

D A Y S A R E O U T O F W A Y

STOCK NEARLY ALL IN

Subscriptions Lack But $35,000, Twen-ty-Seven riles of Right-of-Way

Is Needed for I. C. & S. W. Line.

tumwa where there are a number of hills- that 'will have to be cut through. But taken as a whole the line is ex­ceptionally free from any amount of roughness, thus insuring the buildiny of the road at a low expense,

i Will Secure Right of Way. | As soon ap the work on the results ' of the aervey is completed a. party is to be sent out from Iowa City who

j will raise the remainde- of the $200,-000 stock subscription and the rest of j

i the right of way. Up to date there has j j been subscribed $165,000 stock j subscriptions and forty-two miles of j the right, of way.

I The amount subscribed and miles of right of way promised by the var-

: ious towns along the line are as fol­lows:

NO VESTMENTS FOR THIS CHOIR

CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AT

DES MOiNES BANISHES CAPS

AND GOWNS.

I church was sitting in its choir loft I wearing vestments which had been or-J dered by the official board of the |church.

"There has been some trouble over the vestments," acknowledged Direc­tor Roach, "but I believe that the trou­ble has quieted down. Of course the board has said that the choir can not wear the vestments and they will have to go back or be sold."

Bloomfleld, Dec. 22.—(Special)— The Davis County Farmers* institute opened yesterday at the court house with scores of farmers from all over the country in attendance. The en­tries clobed night at 9 o'clock. After the awards are made the exhibits be­come the property of the association and will be auctioned off to the high­est bidder this afternoon. The officers of the association are:

President V. G. Warner. Vice President—Frank Christy. Secretary—John R. Wallace. Treasurer—Evan Evans. The committees in charge of the in­

stitute are: Corn—Dan Hartzler, Ed. Augspur-

ger, Felix Doran, Silas Porter and G. W. Monroe.

Small grain—James Melvin, Marlon Kutch, Nelson Hartwick, George Cal­vert.

Butter and eggs—W. H. Davis, J. J. Miller, A. De Forest.

Superintendent of exhibits—F. C. Young.

Yesterday's Program. The program of yesterday follows: 1:30 p. m.—Song by the Quartet. Invocation—Rev. Alexander.1

Address of welcome—Hon Ellsworth Rominger.

2:00 p. m.—"Selecting, Care, Prepar­ing Ground and Planting Seed Corn" —•Prof. P. G. Holden.

"How to Raise Sheep, Care and Breeding"—President V. G. Warner.

General Discussion—M. L. Wheelr, Joe Ford, Tyre Dabney, Geo. Spur gean and V. G. Warner.

Tuesday Evening—Song by quastet. Invocation—Rev. F. B. Tucker. "The Dairy, Its Products and Care

of Animals," illustrated by lantern slides—Prof. Von Pelt.

"Education of the Farmer Boy1

Prof. York of the Bloomfleld public schools.

"Our Country Schools"—Prof. C. N Spicer.

Today's Program. 10:00 a. m.—Invocation by Rev. F. D.

Ferrall. Solo—Miss Carrie Davies. "Our Soils, How Can They Be Made

More Productive?"—Prof. E. L. Stew art of Ames college.

General discussion, led by Hon. H C. Taylor, followed by George Pierce. H. C. Guernsey, J. R. .Vallace and F. C. Young,

Afternoon. 1:00 p. rn.—"Animal Husbandry"—

Prof. H. F. Liiic.1? of Ames. General discussion led by Frank

Carey, followed by George Good, Frank Christy, K. T. Hotchkiss, S. S. Stand ley, Harvey Wray, Theo. Taylor and W. J. Steckel.

3:00 p. m.—General auction of prize entries, and all products entered for prizes, by F. C. Young.

Eldon, Dec. 22.— (Special)— The women of Eldon on call met at the office of J. E. Houghland and organ­ized the Helping Hand club. Its object is to help all families in Eldon who are in need of the necessaries of life. The following officers were elected:

President—Mrs. J. O. Hunnell. Secretary—Mrs. W. T. Brown. The following were to constitute a

visiting committee: Mrs. M. A. Grims. ley, Mrs. M. E. Johnson, Mrs. W. T. Brown, Mrs. J. O. Hunnell and Mrs. Chas. Burns. Each one is to solicit clothing, groceries, coal, wood and anything that families can use and de-posite all such with J. E. Houghland at his office where it will be distribut­ed by the club. It is requested that by Thursday afternoon all ?h3 groceries of one pound or more be left there, so they can be given out for Christmas. The club is to be perma­nent and Its duties are to continue throughout the year.

REQUEST INCREASE WAGE.

Place— Sharon and Wasfti-

Am't Sub. Miles

The cessation of active work in the interurban project until after the holi­days was about the chief matter de-r-ivipti Upon at the meeting of the direc­torate held yesterday at the Ballingall hotel. Ottumwa's inteirurban promot­ers both in the original Ottumwa-Oska-loosa and the Iowa City lines met after the hour of the weekly luncheon of he Commercial association directors

.esterday afternoon and thoroughly canvassed the progress made in each roject up to date. Considerable more

spirit has ueen injected into the orig-"nal proposition between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa and following the holidays the work will be pushed through as apidly as possible. The progress of he later project has been all that is esired by the directors and it is gen-rally felt that this matter will take are of Itself with but little effort.

Complete Month'# Survey. Everything has been panning out in

the most satisfactory manner and at resent most of the stock is sub-cribed and the major portion of the ight of way assyrred. The Iowa City itizen tells of the completion of the urvey in the following: Engineer Kettlewell and his corps

f assistant surveyors who have been unning the preliminary survey from

'owa City to Ottumwa, for the Iowa ity-Ottumwa Southwestern Electric ailway line, yesterday returned to

he city, having completed the sur­vey. The party has been out on the ine for about a month and every-here along the proposed lines met ith the most encouraging results

hat could be asked for. The farmers nd towns along the proposed route re jubilant over the - prospect of aving the benefit of such a line and re everywhere doing their part to id in its construction.

. Level Smooth Road. During the expedition a vast

mount of material relative to the reliminary work of laying out the oad was obtained and the next few ays are to be used by the engineers

getting the figures and material in hape fot actual uBe. Altogether very „w steep grades will be made, the oad for the most part being over a omparatively level route. Perhaps • heaviest grading will be near Ot-

ington townships .. ... .$30,000 8 Wellman . . . . 2 5 , 0 0 0 Keota 60,000 10 Ollie 10,000 6 Ottumwa . . . . 4 0 , 0 0 0 12

Total .. .$105,000 42 This leaves §35,000 of the stock

Still to be subscribed and twenty-seven miles of the right of way to be secured. However, it is not anticipat­ed that there will be any trouble in securing this as a number of places that have not yet been solicited have already signified their intention of subscribing when the opportunity is given.

The Amish settlement of Johnson county that voted to give $35,000 toward the cost of the Iowa City- Ot­tumwa interurban electric railway, have refused to take stock in the company because they have learned that the road will operate its cars up­on Sunday. The society refuses to be a party to any desecration of the Sabbath day.

Jackson Enters Forestry Service. Council Bluffs, Dec. 21—Co. Superin­

tendent E. R. Jackson received ap­pointment to a position in the United States forestry department at Wash­ington. He said he expected to file his resignation at once with the board of county supervisors. His new duties will begin the seconr of January.

Northweetren Trainman Killed. Marshalltown, Dec. 21.—John Hoch-

graff. a brakeman, was killed at Quarry when a loaded dump car leap­ed from the track and Jerry McQuaid a switchman is seriously injured. Both men were employed by the Marshall Construction company, and came here a few days ago from Girard, 111., and were employed by the Chicago and Northwestern.

Mrs. Mar;' E. Howell of Farson left last evening for Hedrick to visit her father, A. V. Phelps.

Train Strikes Clinton Dan; Dies. Clinton, Dec. 21.—Frank Lonergan

of Clinton, a freight fireman on the Northwestern railway, was almost in­stantly killed at 6:40 o'clock last night at Stanwood, Iowa, when he was struck by the pilot beam of the belated first section of Northwestern passen­ger train No, 6, eastbound.

Des Moines, Dec. 22.—At a star chamber session of the church board of the Central Church of Christ held a week ago, staid and standpat mem­bers of the board, shocked into vitup­erative speech by the action of the music committee, defeated the pro-gessives of the official board and ban­ished forty neat caps and gowns pur­chased as choir vestments.. J. W. Hill as chairman of the music committee stood personally responsible for the purchase of these robes, and will prob­ably lose the entire amount if the goods are not accepted by the factory and the cost money refunded.

Secret Goes the Founds. Since the choir was organized early

last spring under the direction of James F. Roach of the faculty of the Highland Park college of music, it has been its aim to present the annual Christmas festival of sacred song in full church vestments. The chair­man of the music committee was in sympathy with the choir and the measurements were taken and the vestments ordered. It was to have been one grand surprise for the con­gregation, but some overly enthusi­astic member of the choir confided to a friend and that friend to a friend, un­til some friend of the standpatters on the official board learned the news and a music war was declared. The vest­ments came last week all nicely pack­ed in tissue paper, and the choir mem­bers stood on tiptoe in their excite­ment over the innovation.

An executive session of the official board was held Monday night of last week and the members were silent when asked afterward what they had done. The facts have sifted out, little by little, however, and if the whole truth is known it was one of the most militant meetings ever held in the church. Alarmed by what they consid­ered an invasion of popery into the democracy of the Disciples of Christ, the conservatives, represented by George Jewett, rose in horror and wrath and pointed accusing fingers at the progressive leaders who had dared to introduce such innnovations into the order of worship of the Central church.

No Vestments Sunday Night. While the choir members sang their

Christmas music there was a quiver In the high tones not due to artistic mu­sical tremolo, that is so desirable in lyric voices. Disappointment was writ­ten on the features of every member of the choir as they sat in the choir loft dressed in conventional street gowns and suits. Their disappointment was all the keener for the knowledge that the choir of the First Methodist

SPELLINF BEES FOR CLINTON.

Modern Return to Old Fashioned Cus­tom Being Planned for Pupils

in Graded School?. Clinton, Dec. 21.—A modern return

of the old fashioned "spelling bee'' has been arranged for in the graded schools of the city. The ohildren o£ the public schools are very much in­terested in the proposed contests and are working hard to be of the chosen few. In conjunction with the spelling lessons taught each day, there are monthly and semester examinations.

It is planned to take a percentage of the best spelling done in the sev­eral rooms representing each of the grades in the public schools in the city, and the room of the grade hav­ing the best percentage will receive a banner. This will be done at the Jan­uary and May examinations.

Then, the pupils of the grades hav­ing the highest percentage, a chosen few, will meet at the grammar school in May for a spell-down, which will be both oral and written. Every room in the graded schools is working hard for the banner, arid each pupil in the public schools is striving to gain a place on the roll of honor.

The monthly examinations in the high school have just been complet­ed and the following results of the spelling of the 100 words in the first years work found which are quite in­teresting:

Of the words on the list, twelve missed chronicle, eight spectacle, six reciprocal, six penance, seven monas­tery, five scythe, and five enmity. Of the 105 pupils in the freshmen class, twenty-five received 100 per cent, thirty-four were between 95 and 100 per cent and only' three fell below 90 per cent.

Open Meeting of Tri-City Labor Con gress at Clinton Takes

Action. Clinton, Dec. 21.—Resolutions re­

questing a ten per cent increase in wages for all men working for less than $2 per day and endorsing labor unions, and a discussion of methods for bringing about the elimination of the Sunday opening of retail stores in Clinton, Lyons and Fulton were among the features of the big open meeting of members of the Tri-City Labor congress, clergymen, city offl cials and laboring men, organized and unorganized, held at Labor Temple.

The meeting was attended by about 250 representatives of the la­bor unions of the three cities, unorgan ized workmen, clergymen and city offi­cials of Clinton and Fulton. The meet Ing was something of an experiment but was a revelation to those present of the hearty willingness with which the unions, schools, churches and city governments may co-operate togeth er to the great benefit of all. Ar rangements have been started for mak­ing the meetings a regular monthly event. President W. B. Farver of the labor congress presided as chairman and opened the meeting.

NEW LONDON PRIZE WINNERS

POULTRY SHOW LAST

WAS A GREAT SUC-

CESSS.

WEEK

*3

ROAD WILL PAY TAX

Burlington and Western Union Agree on Solution of Long Stand­

ing Difficulty. BurllngtiCfn, Dec. 22.—The C., B. &

Q. Railway company has agreed to pay the taxes on the Western Union Tele­graph company's wires strung along the Burlington tracks in Iowa, and the injunction proceedings instituted by the railway company in 1903, which have pervented the collection of the tax from the Burlington company, will be dismissed.

This was the result of a conference held yesterday afternoon in the office of Governor Carroll, between officers of the railway company, Attorney James Hewitt, representing the West­ern Union, the members of the state executive council and the attorney general.

Secretary of State Hayward will at once certify the assessments down to the various counties in which it is col­lectible, and payments will be made at once by the Burlington.

The assessment on which the Bur­lington kicked was made in 1903 by the state. At this time the tax was charged up to the Burlington, but the latter claimed it did not own the West­ern Union lines and was therefore not liable for the tax. An injunction was Issued preventing the state from certi­fying the assessments down to the various counffles, and this injunction action has been pending ever since, awaiting a settlement between the Burlington and the Western Union as to which corporation should pay the tax. \ •

It was finally agreed that the rail­way company should pay the taxes and the conference of yesterday and the dismissal of the injunction pro­ceedings is the result.

It is not known exactly what amount will be brought in by the collection of the tax, as the rate of the various counties is not known. The assess­ment valuation of the Western Union property along the Burlington system is $300 a mile, however, which brings the total assessed valuation for the six years up to date to $675,000.

v .t' .v'>

New London, Dec. 22.—The New •" London Poultry show closed Saturday ; evening after a very successful exhi* ; bltion. William A. Foeschle of Bur ; lington won four prizes.

Among the prize winners were: ^ Adolph Mathews, Mt. Union. F. C. Holllster, Fairfield, five cluh

ribbons and special for third best ten in show.

Orlando Jacobs, Mediapolis. ; ' He. E. Townsendd, Albla. '' C. P. Nelson, Fairfield. Also silver

cup and special for second best ten in show.

father, George Parsons of Watervliet Mich., was present.

At the Congregational church to­night will be held the celebration ot the seventieth anniversary of th* founding of the church. The program Includes several reminiscent addresses by old members. This church is one oi the earliest in this section of th< country.

Haven't you some seed corn, hoga, horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, polal or something that you want to sell; ot don't you want to buy something In the above line? You can do so by put­ting a want ad In the Courier. One-* half cent a word.

4

:

%

• ( . • » • • • • • *

BIRMINGHAM. - : • »

• > »> • »•••••»»»• * « • »•

Birmingham—Dr. Randall and wtfo spent a couple of days the fore part Ol the week on business.

Mrs. Fossle Miller of near Keosau-qua has returned home after a vlsH with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ely.

Hugh McCoy of Keokuk was lq town Saturday looking after his bust*, ness interests.

There will be an old fashioned Christmas tree and school entertain-ment in the opera liouso Chrlstr ia eve. The program will consist \ 1 songs, a play entitle "Dickens' Christ, mas Carol," and the distribution ol) presents.

Haven't you some seed corn, hoga, horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, polos or something that you want to sell; or don't you want to buy something in the above line? You can do so by put­ting a want ad In the Courier. One-half cent a word.

Glen Wolf of Mt. Zlon waft In town Monday on business.

Chas. E. Pontius has purchased tha E, E. Moore Farm of Cantrll which consists of 160 acres, paying $87 pel acre for same. Mr. and Mrs. Pontiui and famil" will move to same about March 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Stine have returned home after several days spent al Brighton.

s*\

lowans Celebrate 50th Anniversary, Muscatine, Dec. 22.—The golden

wedding anniversary of Prof, and Mrs. R. W. Leverlch will be celebrat­ed by the members of the family In a general family reunion Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Leverich took up their residence at Wilton, where they re­mained until 1876, when the former was elected county superintendent of schools, a position he most ably filled for ten years. After retiring from that office Prof. Leverlch continued to re side in Muscatine and is today one of the best known and most capable in structors In eastern Iowa.

Oak Grove School Pupil Wins Prize. Mt. Pleasant, Dec. 21.—In the an­

nual spelling contest held by the Sotheastern Iowa Short Course, held at Mt. Pleasant, Rurth Brown, of the Oafi: Grove school won first place against twenty-seven other contest­ants. Second place went to Enol Grinstead, third place to Carl Young.

400 Acres of Lanct to Be Divided Des Moines, Dec. 21.—Four hundred

acrea of Polk county farm land, mak­ing up an estate valued at $75,000, will he involved in the partition suit that is to be filled in district court by the heirs of the late John Youngerman. Mr. Youngerman, who was one of Polk county's earliest settlers, died in 1893 without, a will and eight of hiB heirB, through G. H. Van Auken, their attorney, will file proof of relationship in an effort to secure a partition of the vast estate. The court will be asked to divide the estate and apportion it among the several heirs.

Iowa and Neb. Telephone Ass'n Meet Council Bluffs, Dec. 21.—The inde­

pendent tlephone associations of Iowa and Nebraska will be entertained in state convention in Council Bluffs in January. The banquet will be given Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the close of the Nebraska convention, which is to be held In Omaha on January 18 and 19, and Just before the Iowa convention, which will take place in this city on January 20 and 21. Five hundred del­egates are expected.

WEST POINT.

-» • •« • • •» •« )

f

West Point—Cards hav^ \oen re­ceived announcing the marriage In Mt. Pleasant Wednesday evening Decem­ber 15, of Miss Flora Craig and Clin­ton Hallowlll, Mrs. Jessie " "elds and Mr. ErlckEon. It was a double wedding at the home of the bride's pr.rents, I Ii', and Mrs. Harry Craig. Mrs. Halllwlll and Mrs. Erlckson hav '<ved at Wesl Point until some ei«?ht months agp, when they moved to Mt. Pleasant Their many friends here extend theli congratulations.

Mr. and Mrs. Relnst 'n are in Fori Madison attenCin" the funeral of * tlu former's brother-In-law, Wm: Piper. •-

News was received here this week oi •' the death of Caroline Schlnstock, th« i 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs, Theo. Schlnstock of Nashville. Kana > » ' The Chlnstock. family formerly llvef In this vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. John Foggy entertain-ed a party of young people from Wes< Point Tuesday evening. Oysters. wer<| • ; v served and all spent a most enJciyabU ' evening. , :

Dr. D. J. Ment!! was a visitor at Ft. Madison Saturday.

C. G. Hodges left for a business trip i to different points in Illinois. V.-vx*

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brockman ara spending a few days with Mrs. Brook* #.«a8 man's parents at Houghton. '

Haven't , you some seed corn, hogs, . horses, cattle, sheep, cordwood, • poled .ii. aSj

Prospects for Armory are Good. Centerville, Dec. 22.—Company E,

I. N. G., of Centerville, will have a new armory within a reasonable time. The plans and specifications call for a building costing in the neighborhood of $10,000.

Work on S. U. I. Register. Iowa City, Dec. 22.—Eight thousand

cards have just been received at the state university of Iowa Alumni Bu­reau for distribution to various alum­ni throughout the United States in an effort to secure the address of sons and daughters of S. U. I. for compila­tion in the proposed university Alumni Register which is to be issued in two years.

Postoffice Salaries and Appointments. Des Moines. Dec. 21.—The follow-

_ ^ ,, ing Iowa fourth class poatofflces will Charlton City Hall on Block. become presidential offices on Jan. 1

Chariton, Dec. 21.—The Chariton and salaries of postmasters: Conard, city hall was assessed the sewer tax a $1,100; Delmar, $1,000; Delta, $1,000; year ago, its share being $139, and Earlville, $1,000; Early, $1,000; Edge-through neglect on some one's part it wood, $1,100; Garden Grove, $1,100; had not been paid, so the city ball I Gilman, $1,000; Massena, $1,100; New was advertised for sale and was of- Virginia, $1,100; Oxford, $1,100; Sher-fered in the auction. There were no j field, $1,000; Springville, $1,100; bidders, .however, as no title could j Tripoli, $1,100; Cambridge, $1,000; have secured the property and on noti- j Castana, $1,100; Churdan, $1,000. fication the city officers hastened to , Eugene Cope has been appointed pay the assessment and remove the rural carrier and Carrie M. Cope sub-property from the sale. ' stltute at Ruthven.

Iowa Girls to Tour West. Keokuk, Dec. 22.—A company of

Keokuk's talented young women is composed of Miss Ruth Gaston, a read­er; Olivia E. Strlckler, well known as a whistler and Miss Doris Stanwood, a vocalist of ability, have been engag­ed by the Santa Feirailroad to give a series of entertainments along the route from Chicago to California, and they start on their tour January 31.

Burke Visits Old Home. Sigourney, Dec. 22.—Governor Burke

of North Dakota has returned home after a visit with relatives at Sigour­ney. Governor Burke was born at Si­gourney and his brother, Judge Thos. Burke, practiced law in this city for several years before going to Baker City, Ore., about ten years ago.

or something that you want to sell; o* don't you want to buy something in the above line? You can do so by put­ting a want ad In the Courier. One* half cent a word.

Mrs. John Billman has returned from a few days' visit in Ft. Madison.

Miss Sylvia Sheets left Monday fo® Denmark to remain this winter.

Miss Ola Snook Is visiting with hex-friends in Cottonwood.

Mr. and Mrs. John Fraise of Hough* ton spent Tuesday In West Point.

Mrs. George Lingering of Ft. Madi­son Is visiting her parents Mr. an! Mrs. lohtnan.

Postmaster Hubert Gardner ap*Ot Wednesday in Ft. Madison.

Mr. and Mrs. John Entler wsra in Ft. Madison shopping recently.

Mrs. Ed Boeding who was called to this place by the death of her father August Lohman has returned to he* home m Seneca, Kans.

Miss Katherlne Hoenlnit of Hough­ton Is visiting her parents south of town.

Mrs. Brigham of Detroit, Mich., will sp»nd the winter here with her son F. A. Bitrhar.i.

Mrs. L. Meeriai; S has returned to her home in Horton, Kansas, having been called here by the death of her father August Lohman.

.1

• « * n » «<

ALBIA.

+ -M FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield—A number of the Parsons college faculty paid an unexpected vis­it to President and Mrs. W. E. Parsons Monday evening In honor of their sil­ver wedding anniversary. Dr. and Mrs. Parsons were presented with silver candelabra. The presentation was made by Prof. W. A. Wlrtz of the

',deDartment of German. Dr. Parson's

« « Albla—Judge Vermilion adjourned

court Saturday after a five weeks' ses­sion. The recess will continue until Wednesday when Judge Anderson will reopen the term for a fe--' days and, clear the docket of a few minor mat­ters. Judge Vermilion has not vet ren­dered the decision in the Lambert case which he took under advisement last Friday afternoon.

County Clerk Mille:- tr-anted a mar­riage license Saturday to A. E. Mc­Dowell 27, Albla, and Ada Pearl Yohe, 26, Eddyville.

Miss Nora Henderson of Lovllia,^ who has been sick some ti- -e with ton-silitls, went 'to Des Moines last week, and had her tonsils removed and afr present there seem* i be very little improvement.

Prof. Hays Van Gordcr of Avery was. a business visitor a': Albia on Satur­day.

iM