A Happy Birthday - Merlin Meier was a happy little lad last Sunday, on his fifth birthday. During the Sunday School hour at the Congregational Church his little sister, Lucile Roberta, joined the Cradle Roll, and Merlin had the extreme pleasure of rocking the cradle. And in the evening his mother, Mrs. Ernest Meier, invited a group of relatives to have dinner with him, which was also a rare treat for him.

Dogs Kill 39 Hogs - Vicious dogs enacted a bloody slaughter when they went to the farm home of Hans Johnson, a few miles from Britt and succeeded in killing and mangling thirty-nine head of choice fall pigs. The dogs went to the farm late at night, entered the hog house and frightened the pigs from the building. From the appearance of the hogs and the location in which they were found scattered about the hog lot, it would appear that the dogs would chase the pigs and then running up to the side of them would set their jaws in the flesh of the pigs near the neck and shoulders. Terrible gashes were cut in the pigs and in most cases large pieces of flesh were torn away. Some of the pigs were so badly wounded that they bled to death while others were left laying in the snow and had to be killed. In some cases the pigs also had deep gashes in the sides and hips indicating that when they partly tore away from the dogs the cannies attempted to get another hold. Mr. Johnson stated that he had seen dogs in his field chasing livestock. His own dog was shut in the barn the night of the slaughter. Out of fifty pigs in the hog house only eleven escaped.

Entertains Schoolmates. - Miss Harriett Massee was hostess to about thirty of her schoolmates at her home last Saturday evening and a delightful time was had dancing and playing games. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.

From Our Absent Friends - Casper, Wyo., Jan. 6, 1927. Mr. Geo. Ellison, Nashua, Iowa. Friend George: Here comes another $2.00 to pay for your fine paper's journey to Casper in 1927. Here's hoping you are all well. We have been very well this winter. Our weather has been unusually fine too. We enjoy reading the Reporter each week and would miss it very much if we should not receive it. Hope to come back this year and see the many improvements there, especially at Cedar Lake addition. Best regards to you and all Nashua friends. - Mrs. Mart Scott.

From Our Absent Friends - Dear Mr. Ellison - I enclose check for Reporter for 1927. We had our share of the storm of which Mr. Shields writes from Long Beach, only we did not have the hail, thunder and lightning. The hardest wind storm we have had since I have been in California. It blew down a fine Avocado tree for us, six feet tall. It was set out a year ago. Our vines and trellis went down. A few garages went down and several large plate glass windows were broken in the business part of town. Several fine pepper trees and other trees were blown down. No one was hurt. Not many days in southern California that the sun does not shine most of the day. Sincerely, Mrs. Clara D. Morse, Burbank.

From Our Absent Friends - Pomona, Calif Jan. 5, 1927. Dear Friend. It is again time we were sending you some money which we should have done before, but you will probably have time to spend it for coal yet. We had a touch of winter about Christmas time that lasted about a week, but we are now having nice weather again. New Year's Day was a nice day and we spent it at Pasadena. Saw the Tournament of Roses, which was beautiful. They say this was the largest and best parade they have ever had. There were thirty-one bands, besides all the floats. The parade was two hours going past us. Am inclosing check for the Reporter for another year, which we look for every week. Wishing you a prosperous New Year. - Zepha Smith.

Local Items - A State University item says: "Ray Shoop, son of Mr. And Mrs. Calvin Shoop, has been doing great things along the line of athletics at the State University of Iowa. Last fall, without any preliminary training, Ray won second place in the inter-fraternity cross-country run. Later on, when the call was sounded for freshman basketball, Ray was among the 126 that reported. He is now playing regular on the freshman team and will next year be excellent material for the varsity. He is a pledge of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity."

Local Items - C. H. Stewart went to Waterloo Monday to attend a meeting of telephone managers. His wife and little daughter Millicent accompanied him and will visit friends there. They will be gone most of the week.

Local Items - Clark Lathrop went to Charles City Thursday to work in a garage.

Local Items - Clark Lathrop who recently went to Kansas City, to take a course in vulcanizing, returned home last week.

Local Items - Claude McMahon who entered Waverly hospital last Wednesday for an operation for rupture, is getting along fine. His brother, Hugh and sister, Miss Katherine, motored down to see him last Thursday evening.

Local Items - E. C. Baumbach went to St. Paul the first of the week to meet other representatives of the Leuthold stores in a buying conference.

Local Items - Homer Troutner, accompanied by Gene Hurd, who is here from Bellingham Wash., visiting old friends, drove to New Hampton Monday to give Mr. Hurd an opportunity to meet his old friends in that part of the country.

Local Items - Hon. J. M. Heald left Thursday of last week for Des Moines to take up his duties as representative in the state legislature. Mr. Heald has the confidence of the constituency that he will represent their interests to the best of his ability.

Local Items - John Shaw returned to his home in Webster City last Wednesday, after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. V. P. Shaw.

Local Items - L. P. Lund and daughter, Lillian, who had been visiting at Mrs. C. Lund home, returned to Albert Lea Monday.

Local Items - Lou Bullen who recently purchased the E. H. Yarger house, is making some notable changes by putting in hard wood floors and refinishing the wood work throughout. After repairs are finished the place will be for rent.

Local Items - Miss Bernice French returned home last Wednesday from a visit with her friend, Miss Randalls, at Ocheyedan, Iowa. The two were roommates at Cedar Falls.

Local Items - Miss Maxine Keppie, who left the first of the year for Belle Plaine, has accepted a position with an orchestra there and likes her work very much. She plays the piano and sometimes the saxophone, at both of which she is very proficient.

Local Items - Miss Ruth Waterbury of Canby, Minn., has come to stay with her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Flint, and attend school here. She is the daughter of Willis Waterbury, who formerly lived here.

Local Items - Miss Sarah Riggs of Cedar Falls, spent Sunday with her brother, M. L. Riggs and wife.

Local Items - Mont Noble, after visiting here with his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Henry Noble, returned to Lincoln last Thursday.

Local Items - Mr. And Mrs. Frank Hoover of Pomona, Calif., former residents of this city, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Jan. 2, 1927. Mr. And Mrs. Hoover were married at Freeport, Ill., the bride's maiden name being Anna R. Mizner. Their Nashua friends will congratulate them on the event.

Local Items - Mr. And Mrs. H. W. Dickison took their son Bobbie to Waverly Thursday for an operation, for removal of tonsils and adenoids, and did also Mr. And Mrs. Joe Demro, their son, Morris. All returned home Friday and the two boys are getting along fine.

Local Items - Mrs. Al Demro was called to Ft. Dodge Wednesday, by word that her little granddaughter, Mazie, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Lloyd Potter, was seriously ill.

Local Items - Mrs. C. E. Beck, of Gary, S. D., who had spent several weeks with her mother, Mrs. Caroline Young and family, returned to her home Friday.

Local Items - Mrs. Carl Bushing spent Monday in Charles City.

Local Items - Mrs. Clifford Clary returned home Saturday from a visit with her mother at Brookings, S. D.

Local Items - Mrs. Frank Brown (formerly Miss Helen Springer) is a patient at the Waverly hospital where she has gone for treatments and possibly an operation.

Local Items - Mrs. Harry Wood was brought by ambulance from the Waverly hospital Thursday, her nurse, Miss Dennis, came with her and remained to care for her.

Local Items - Mrs. John Steele went to Postville last Friday for a visit with relatives.

Local Items - Mrs. L. O. Keller arrived the past week from Kansas City to visit at the home of Mrs. Emma Hall and John Till.

Local Items - Mrs. Lee Howdeshell who had been spending the past two weeks with Mrs. Ella Cease and Mrs. Will Smith, returned to Ionia Monday.

Local Items - Mrs. Levi Hunt and sister, Miss Della Cory went to New Hartford Thursday to visit their sister. They will also visit relatives in Jesup before returning.

Local Items - Mrs. Mame Weller, Mrs. A. L. Kout and Mrs. P. E. Stuart attended the D. A. R. meeting in Charles City Monday.

Local Items - Mrs. March, who spent a few days here with friends returned to her home in Waverly last Wednesday.

Local Items - Mrs. O. H. Bauman and two children of Plainfield, came up Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. John Ullom.

Local Items - Mrs. Peter Tobin returned Wednesday from a visit with relatives in Algona.

Local Items - Mrs. Rob Notton was a caller in Charles City Thursday.

Local Items - Mrs. Van Heuvelen, who accompanied here daughter Mrs. Will Smith and family to Cedar Falls New Year's Day, returned home Thursday.

Local Items - Mrs. Ward B. Smith has returned home from the hospital, at New Hampton, where she went for treatment on January 1. While there she had her tonsils removed, and was treated for eyeritis and rheumatism.

Local Items - R. M. Lampson, of Sandstone, Minn., writes us as follows: Inclosed find $2.00 for the Reporter. We look for it every week, so please keep it coming. Everything is O. K. with us. Are having a fine winter so far, not very cold and fine sleighing. There is lots I would like to tell you but it is a big job, so will wait until you come up to visit us.”

Local Items - St. Ansgar Enterprise. The Hume James party, who drove through to California arrived on schedule time, about two weeks, with little trouble. They are settled in Los Angeles, but were much disappointed to find the weather so cold. It is said to be due, however, to climatic changes, and is expected to be a temporary matter of ten days or two weeks. Their next letter will probably contain enough glowing descriptions of the famous "climate" to make us poor ice-bound Iowans green with envy.

Local Items - The Misses Mary and Ruth Zwanziger who are students at Gates Business College in Waterloo spent the weekend with home folks.

Local Items - We miss the familiar form of J. W. Pierce from his usual haunts down town. Johny suffered a paralytic stroke last Wednesday night, and has since been in serious condition, at his home. There seemed to be a slight improvement Saturday.

Local Items - Will Mundform left Monday for Mankato, Minn., to take a course at the Business College.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mr. And Mrs. Gerald Green, of Cedar Rapids, arrived the latter part of the week for a visit with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Horton.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - A very pleasant event occurred at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Orlo Stevens last Thursday evening when about forty friends and neighbors of this worthy couple dropped in upon them for an evenings pastime, the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Stevens.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - A. F. Humbert has traded his Greenwood mill property for land near Crookston, Minn., and about the first of March will move his family to that place.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Andrew Laird and family visited over Sunday with relatives in Waterloo.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Asa Butler, whose mother, Mrs. Lydia P?????, was killed by being ????? By a freight train at this place so long ago has made a settlement with the Illinois company of whom he asked $3,000 ???. They would allow him only $350 with which to defray the funeral expenses and to erect a small monument, and he ????? accepted the amount.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. And Mrs. John Gruninger, on Monday night occurred the marriage of their daughter, Lydia, to Mr. Loren Foord.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - C. A. Moody has rented the Greeley building, formerly used by Wm. Stringer, as a meat market, which he will use for making up egg cases and for storage.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - C. A. Moody has rented the Greeley building, formerly used by Wm. Stringer, as a meat market, which he will use for making up egg cases and for storage.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Chas. Beine has rented the Greeley building, better known as the Miller building, and expects to fit it up in good shape, suitable for a meat market.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - David Hurst returned home last week from Dows, bringing with him a splendid working team, weighing 3,200 pounds which he purchased of his brother-in-law, Chris Barber.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Dr. G. E. Reed has sold out his dental practice in this city to Dr. Frank Dunlap, of Eugene Oregon.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Frank White is at Colfax Springs receiving medical treatment.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - H. Parsons who run a blacksmith shop in Republic for the past few years, has moved to Frederika where he will engage in business.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Harry Farr came down from Minneapolis Saturday night, called here by the serious illness of his father, Wm. Farr.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Jacob Parsons died quite suddenly at his home, twelve miles east of Nashua, Wednesday night of last week.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - L. D. Smedley passed away quite suddenly at his home on Friday morning, although he had not been well for several months.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - M. J. Hershberg went to Minneapolis yesterday where he will purchase goods for his spring trade.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Miss Lou Woodbridge went to Mason City Saturday, for an over Sunday visit with friends.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mr. And Mrs. Gerald Green, of Cedar Rapids, arrived the latter part of the week for a visit with her parents Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Horton.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mr. And Mrs. Rob Notton's four-months-old baby has been quite sick with pneumonia this week but it is some better now and it is though it will recover.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mr. And Mrs. S. S. Waterbury and daughter, May, left Friday for a visit with relatives at Parker, S. D.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. John Lampson left Friday morning for Monroe County, Mich., to attend the funeral of her sister Mrs. G. A. Palmer.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Warren Jones passed away at her home in this city at 8:00 o'clock Thursday morning, after an illness of less than one week.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Pearl, the little daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Peter Bonzer, west of town, was hurt quite badly yesterday morning. She was playing around the barn when one of the colts kicked her in the stomach, which rendered her unconscious for some time.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - S. B. Bellamy and family left Saturday night for Minneapolis where they will visit with Mr. B.'s sister Mrs. T. M. Partridge.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - The infant son of Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Waite has been quite sick the past week.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Troy Smedley, of Minneapolis, was called here Friday by the sickness of his father, but did not arrive here until after he had passed away.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Twenty Years Ago This Week - William Farr was born at Richland New York, Dec. 3 1826 and died at his home in Nashua, Jan. 17, 1907, aged 80 years, 1 month and 11 days, after an illness of a few weeks.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Alvia Mead was born in Warren County, N. Y., August 23rd 1823, and died at her home in Riverton Township, four miles west of Nashua, Monday night, Jan 11, 1897.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Born to Mr. And Mrs. Geo. Kraft, January 13th, a son.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Born to Mr. And Mrs. Sam White, Thursday, Jan. 7th, a son.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Born to Mr. And Mrs. Victor Hanks on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, 1897, a son.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Elazier Scoles celebrated his 88th birthday, Saturday, and a family reunion was held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. I. Holcomb.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - H. A. Bartsch has electric lights in his residence.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Henry Busching, one of the old residents of Freemont Twp., died Wednesday morning, after an illness caused by a tumor.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - J. G. Laird was chosen chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the year 1897.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. A. Prudhon Jr. and Geo. K. Smith were called to Charles City yesterday by the serious illness of their mother. Mrs. Sophia Emmons who has been stricken with paralysis. She is more than 80 years of age.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. E. P. Smith, daughter Helen and Miss Helen Dexter returned to Cedar Falls Saturday.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Mary Campbell celebrated here 80th birthday Tuesday January 5th. In the evening a small party of Mrs. Campbell's old friends perpetrated a surprise upon her.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. S. F. Eastman was painfully, but not seriously, injured last week as the result of a fall.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Roy Barber of Republic broke one of the bones in the back of his hand by striking a cow last week. The injury is causing him considerable trouble.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Troy Smedley left Tuesday for Belvidere, Ill., where he will probably remain for some time at the home of his sister who is ill.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - V. P. Shaw of Powersville, was in our office Saturday. Just now Volney is kept busy burying hogs, which if it were not for the cholera, he would receive sound money for.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items from the Nashua Reporter of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Will Mitchell who has been working at St. Paul came home Tuesday and will remain two weeks at the home of his mother.

Old Timers Give Party for Gene Hurd - Gene Hurd, of Bellingham, Wash., who is visiting among relative and old time friends, in this community, was given a party at the Commercial Club rooms, last Friday evening, by about thirty-five of his old time friends. The early hours of the evening were spent at cards and at 10:30 a luncheon was served after which talks were given telling of incidents of bygone days, when Gene was a resident of Nashua. Mrs. Hurd left Nashua twenty-five years ago, going to Bellingham, Wash., where he practiced as a veterinarian for a number of years, later purchasing a ranch, and he now devotes all of his time to his ranch and his herd of pure bred Holsteins. He has done well in a material way, accumulating a fair share of worldly goods and wears an air of contentment. He enjoyed the evening with his friends of twenty-five years ago, and the pleasure was equally shared by them.

Pythian Sisters Install - The Pythian Sisters held installation of officers last Thursday evening after which refreshments were served and a social time was had. Officers installed were: Past Chief, Myrtle Boice; M. E. C., Lillian Freeburg; E. Senior, Beatrice Prudhon; E. Junior, Rena Stuelke; Manager, Kathrine Strike; M. of R. C., Kathrine Strike; M. of R. C., Pearl Milligan; Guard, Frances Radtke; Protector, Mary Wright; Musician, Mildred Tracy.

Shower for Mrs. McMahon - A group of twenty-five friends met at the home of Mrs. Harry Gogg last Thursday afternoon, at which time Mrs. Hugh McMahon was the honored guest. She was showered with many beautiful gifts, and at the close of the afternoon dainty refreshments were served.

W. R. C. Installs Officers - At the regular meeting of the W. R. C. Saturday, Jan. 8 the following officers were installed for the ensuring year: President, Dora Harrison; Senior Vice, Morella Parish; Junior Vice, Ada Scoles; Secretary, Hattie Fee; Treasurer, Margaret Wick; Chaplain, Clara Potter; Conductor, Mae Knight; Asst. Cond., Pearl Milligan; Guard, Lettie Chaney; Asst. Guard, Sarah lacelle; Patriotic Inst., Anna Lang; Press Cor., Rebecca Erwine; Musician, Iowa Pierce; Color Bearers - No 1., Lena Lathrop; No. 2, Emma Knight; No. 3, Maude Emmons; No. 4, Ida Dubois. Delegate to departmental convention, Morella Parish. Alternate, Hattie Fee, District Con., Lettie Cheney, Alternate, Iowa Pierce; Morella Parish acted as installing officer.