A. D. Holmes, of Gary, Ind., came Sunday morning and spent the day with his aunt, Mrs. Della Windmiller who has been ill most of the winter, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Ellison.

Charles City Press: Early Tuesday afternoon the jury charged with the case of Geo. Hamm, tried for bootlegging, was still deadlocked after having been out all night and since 3:30 Monday. It is rumored that the jury stands 9 to 3 for conviction.

Charlie Would Have County Pay for Damaged Lot - Black Hawk county has been asked to pay Charlie Terneaure $125 as damages to his lot in the Horton cemetery by the burial of Richard Atkins, who was killed in an auto accident in Waterloo and identified and buried as Terneaure. When it was found that Charlie was alive, the body of Mr. Atkins was exhumed and the grave filled up. Now the owner of the lot says he has been damaged to the amount claimed. Going before the board of supervisors of Black Hawk county, he said: "I am here for business, I do not want to appear unreasonable, but when the sexton dug into our lot at Horton he damaged it. I feel that I should be paid $125 to replace the lot in its original condition. It is going to take a lot of work to put the turf back in the condition it was before." The latest is that Charlie has given up and doesn't expect to collect anything. - Waverly Independent.

Chicago Bandits Rob Former Nashua Boy of Money and Watch - Harold Farr, son of Mr. And Mrs. M. B. Farr, and a former Nashua boy was the victim of bandits in Chicago on a recent evening. In a letter to her parents, Mr. And Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs. Farr says: "Harold had attended a basket ball game and as he came out of the gymnasium and was walking to the street car line he noticed a Ford car parked by the curb with the engine running and a man at the wheel. Just then the man motioned and two men stepped out of the shadow. One had a revolver. They forced Harold into a dark alley and with the revolver pointed directly at his stomach they searched his pockets, taking $25.00 and his gold watch. He lost his new scarf pin, given him by his parents last Christmas, supposedly dropping it when the men were searching him. This happened on the south side of the loop (down town district). Harold asked them to leave him carfare to get home and they left him 30 or 40 cents. The fellow that searched him handed his watch to the other fellow, saying, "here, I haven't any use for this” Then they jumped into the car and drove off. Harold reported the holdup to the police, but there is so much of this work going on that nothing is likely to come of it".

Country-Town Club Meets - Mrs. L. C. Goodsell was hostess to a group of friends last Thursday afternoon, when the Country Town club met at her home. Seven members were present, three members being unable to attend. There was one visitor, Miss Ruth Zwanziger, who was visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Fiene. Those present were: Mrs. W. A. Stephens, Mrs. Wm. Fee, Mrs. Fred Fiene, Mrs. Simon Jepson, Mrs. Frank Borscel and Mrs. L. C. Goodsell. After reading poems and visiting for some time light refreshments were served, after which all departed to their respective homes. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. A. Stephens, sometime next month.

Creamery Patrons Get Big Check - The Farmers Creamery of Nashua, Iowa, paid it patrons net at their homes, for the month of December, the sum of $17,738.00 for their cream. The average net price paid at the farm for butter-fat being 59 cents per pound. The following patrons received over two hundred dollars: Hammond and Prudhon $328.00; Swinton and Son, $322.00; A. Crocks, $234.00; E. E. Tracy and Son, $228.00; Allison and Bark, $223.00; Storing and Son, $222.00. Six received between one hundred and fifty and two hundred dollars. Fifty received from one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars.

Farewell Dinner for Gene Hurd - Mr. And Mrs. Geo. White of Plainfield, gave a farewell dinner Sunday in honor of their brother-in-law, E. C. Hurd, who was visiting them. Those present were Mildred White, Mr. And Mrs. Kenneth White and family, Mr. And Mrs. Laurance White, Mr. and Mrs. Willis White and son, Mr. and Mrs. James White and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen White and son, Eugene White and Thelma Hattzel. Mr. Hurd left on the afternoon train for Iowa Falls to visit his mother and sister before starting for his home in Bellingham, Washington.

Gene Hurd who has been spending the past few weeks at the Clarence White home, went to Waverly Friday to visit relatives and from there will go to Iowa Falls to visit his mother. He will then continue his trip through the south and western states, and up the coast to his home at Bellingham, Washington.

Henry Willet, who spent the weekend with his aunt, Miss Mame Wellet, returned Tuesday to his home in Minneapolis. Though his stay was brief, he had the pleasure of meeting a few of his former schoolmates from the days when he was a student at Nashua high school.

I wish to thank all the ladies who remember me with a card while I was sick. I enjoyed them very much. - Mrs. Andrew Hansen.

Local Items - C. H. Heald returned Friday from Des Moines, where had been as a delegate from this county to the Annual Farm Bureau Federation meeting. He says there were about 2,000 delegates present, and an enthusiastic meeting was held.

Local Items - Carl Weiss and L. P. Hanson spent last Friday with the Andrew Hanson family in Waterloo. Carl went back to Waterloo the first of this week to resume his work at the packing house.

Local Items - Clarksville Star: Mr. And Mrs. Randolph Wamsley and Dr. Amanda Jepson visited in Nashua Sunday, the former with Mr. And Mrs. E. H. Van Loon, and the latter with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. M. N. Jepson. Mr. Jepson has been very sick the past three weeks, but is improving.

Local Items - Dotty Dippendale, Plupy's Debating Club, the Pettison Twins, and Jane's Dishonorable Dolls will furnish an hour of fun at the Declamatory Contest Friday night.

Local Items - Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Taylor motored to Vinton Sunday to attend the funeral of a friend and to call at the home of Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr. And Mrs. Ira Moss.

Local Items - Dr. F. C. Roach went to Des Moines Tuesday to attend a meeting of the State Veterinarian Association. He expects to be gone about a week.

Local Items - Dr. W. F. Jacobs, Veterinarian, office opposite Nashua Lumber Co. phone 76.

Local Items - E. E. Tracy was at Des Moines last week attending a state meeting of the Farm Bureau as one of the representatives from Chickasaw county.

Local Items - Edwin Beyer of St. Ausgar, was an over Sunday guest at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Fred Slangenwelt.

Local Items - G. A. Hinkly, of Eagle Grove, was in town on business a few hours last Thursday afternoon.

Local Items - Gene Feuling, publisher of the New Hampton Tribune, formerly chairman of the Democratic state central committee, is said to be a candidate for a position on the state board of control, to succeed J. H. Butler of Fort Dodge, Mr. Butler is a democratic member of the board and his successor to be appointed by Gov. Hammill, will be from the same party.

Local Items - Geo. Yunker brought to the Reporter office last Thursday a copy of the New York Herald of April 15, 1865, containing an account of the assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln. The copy of the paper has been in his possession for a good many years and he values it quite highly as a souvenir.

Local Items - Henry Willet of Minneapolis came Saturday for a brief visit with his aunt, Miss Mame Weller.

Local Items - Historian Maud Howard, Mrs. John Dienema was appointed sargent at Arms. There will be initiation of new members at our next meeting. Watch the next issue for further particulars. - Hazeile Lawless.

Local Items - I wish to express my gratitude to the friends who remembered me with beautiful flowers and messages of cheer while I was a patient at the hospital in Waverly. - Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson.

Local Items - In a recent letter to the editor, Irving Carpenter of Wayne, Mich., a brother of C. E. Carpenter, encloses a clipping from Detroit Free Press giving the story of the marriage of a couple 83 and 72 years of age respectively. The couple met before the Civil war and after all these years the romance was completed by their marriage.

Local Items - J. G. Wright of Marshalltown is here spending a few weeks at the home of his son Frank Wright.

Local Items - J. M. Andrews was installed Tyler of the Masonic lodge at Waverly for the 47th time at the installation service held January 5. Few men in Iowa or even in the United States can equal this record of long service in any Masonic lodge.

Local Items - J. W. Keyes left last Friday for Lynwood Calif., to spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Mart Bumgardener.

Local Items - J. W. Pierce, who had a stroke of paralysis about ten days ago, is slowly gaining in strength and is now able to walk around the house a little.

Local Items - L. A. Rohde was called to Waverly Tuesday where his mother, Mrs. Wm. Schultz of Sumner, had been taken for a gallstone operation. He remained there until after the operation.

Local Items - Lynne Rust and Fred Fangmeler accompanied the basketball team to Osage Friday night.

Local Items - Miss Bertha Carter came from Charles City, Saturday, to spend Sunday with her friend, Mrs. Emil Schmudloch.

Local Items - Miss Louise Fangman left for Des Moines Thursday to be with her sister, Miss Helen, who had an operation on her nose.

Local Items - Miss Margaret Baumgarten had her tonsils removed at the New Hampton hospital last Thursday.

Local Items - Miss Marie Shellard spent Sunday in Waterloo.

Local Items - Miss Ruth Milligan is putting in her spare time out of school learning the switch board at the local telephone office, and is acting as relief operator.

Local Items - Mr. And Mrs. Horace Slinger of Charles City were visiting at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Ward and Mr. And Mrs. Hugh McMahon.

Local Items - Mr. And Mrs. Hugh McMahon are rejoicing over the arrival of an eight pound son at their home last Wednesday night, January 12th. The young gentleman has been given the name of Hugh Jr.

Local Items - Mr. And Mrs. John Wedemeyer and Mrs. Chauncy Castor came from Waterloo Friday evening to visit relatives.

Local Items - Mrs. Barbara Green of 1700 East 5th Street, Kansas City, Mo., a former resident of this community, in remitting for her Reporter for 1927, extends greetings to all her old time friends of Nashua.

Local Items - Mrs. Cora McCarthy, of Charles City was a guest over Sunday at the homes of Andrew and Homer Troutner.

Local Items - Mrs. E. E. Brooks returned to her home at Charles City Thursday, after a short visit at the home of Mr. And Mrs. J. W. Till and Mrs. Emma Hall.

Local Items - Mrs. E. H. Felcher and her daughter, Miss Juanita, went to Waterloo Thursday to spend a few days with Mr. And Mrs. Belmont Felcher.

Local Items - Mrs. E. P. Foster was ill the first of this week and confined to her bed. Her daughter, Mrs. Harry Wood, is convalescent from her recent operation and her nurse, Miss Dennis, was released last Thursday.

Local Items - Mrs. Emma Hanneman was up from Waterloo, Monday.

Local Items - Mrs. Herman Luck spent last Saturday in Charles City.

Local Items - Mrs. Herman Mellman left on Friday for Los Angeles to visit with her son Wesley, who is employed there. She will also visit other points of interest with relatives and friends.

Local Items - Mrs. L. O. Keller left Wednesday night for her home in Kansas City after a visit at the J. W. Till and Mrs. Emma Hall homes.

Local Items - Mrs. March who has been visiting her friend, Mrs. Henry Hamm, returned to Waverly Monday.

Local Items - Mrs. Mary Slinger, Mr. And Mrs. Harold Slinger were callers, Sunday at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Hugh McMahon. The principal attraction was the new baby, Hugh, Jr.

Local Items - Mrs. Milton Norman came up from Janesville Wednesday and spent the day at the home of her parents, Mr. And Mrs. C. L. Johnson.

Local Items - Mrs. Mont Noble returned from Chicago Saturday, where she had spent a few days with her husband.

Local Items - Mrs. Pete Peterson had the misfortune to fall upon the ice Wednesday of last week, while returning from a call on one of her neighbors, Mrs. Albert Jones, and broke the large bone in her wrist.

Local Items - Mrs. Pete Schultz was called to Ionia last week by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Roethler.

Local Items - Mrs. R. L. Cagley and Mrs. Roy Zwanziger spent Tuesday in Charles City.

Local Items - Mrs. Susie Baker has gone to Waterloo for an indefinite stay, going down by auto Tuesday with Mr. And Mrs. William Schultz.

Local Items - Mrs. W. R. Dyas was a visitor in Charles City Tuesday.

Local Items - Mrs. Welsey Foster was notified last Thursday that her sister, Mrs. Kate Murphy, who lives east of Waverly, had fallen on the ice as she went to the mail box and broken her hip. She was taken to the Waverly hospital where she is now being cared for. Mr. and Mrs. Foster went down Saturday to see her.

Local Items - Mrs. Will Pierce returned home Friday from Des Moines, where she had been to attend the Farm Bureau Federation Convention.

Local Items - O. R. Laird, who has been sick most of the winter, is reported some better.

Local Items - O. R. Stevens returned home from Independence Friday, where he had been to attend a meeting of the Murphy Products Company salesmen.

Local Items - Ora L. Thompson is moving his family from Dubuque to Ohio, where he has taken employment with the Midland Chemical Company.

Local Items - Orlo Stevens went to Independence Thursday on Business.

Local Items - The Civil Service examination was held at the high school building last Saturday. There were two entries, but only one Ermin Tegler, appeared. The examination was held in the presence of Miss Caludia Smith, the secretary and J. A. Curry of Waverly, the examiner.

Local Items - The Idlewild club will be entertained Thursday at the hall by Mesdames Potter, Wick, Milligan and Stevenson.

Local Items - The ladies of Oak Hill Cemetery Association will meet with Mrs. Anna Dewey Thursday afternoon, Jan 20, at 2 p.m. for election of officers and any other business that may come before the meeting.

Local Items - The Misses Matie Butler and Sarah Glaus spent Wednesday of last week in Charles City.

Local Items - Volna Lines who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Waverly hospital, was able to leave the hospital Sunday. O. D. Yetter went down with his auto and got him and he is now at the Yetter home.

Local Items - W. Otis Sprague arrived Monday afternoon from Seattle, Wash., to visit his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. H. J. Bond. Mrs. Sprague has been staying here with her mother the past year, as the latter is in poor health.

Local Items - Waverly Democrat - Miss Nellie Driscoll arrived home on Sunday morning from Cincinnati, where she had spent the past several weeks. She went there in company with Miss Isabel Driscoll who took a position as supervisor of social activities in the Catholic Women's club house in that city.

Local Items - Waverly Democrats: Guy Palmer of Nashua, who has been employed in this city for the past month or more will move his household goods to Waverly about the middle of the month, and his wife will join him here. We will be glad to welcome this new family to our city. Mr. Palmer is shop foreman at the Harrison Motor Company garage in Waverly.

Local Items - Waverly Independent: We regret that our good friend, J. W. Pierce of Nashua, is reported in failing health for some time past and that his condition is quite serious since he had a stroke of paralysis last week. Mr. Pierce for years conducted a general merchandise store at Republic, but for several years, he has been engaged in the poultry and egg business at Nashua and Waverly, his sons, Charles and Russell being the active managers. His many friends would be please to hear that he had recovered and was enjoying life.

Local Items - Web Harned will give another of those "good times" dances at Short's Hall, Ionia, on Friday evening, January 21st. He invites everybody to come out and have a good time.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Al Hill is in Waukoma and Lawler this week buying horses.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Alvin Jepsen returned to his school work in Austin, Minn., Tuesday.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Asa Butler who has been sick for some time, went to Mason City Friday where he will remain with his sister until he is better.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - At the home of the bride's parents Mr. And Mrs. E. J. Prudhon, on Thursday at high noon, was solemnized the marriage of their daughter, Virginia Mary to Mr. Sandy Heigen of Carrville.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Charles Scott, one of the early settlers of Horton, died at his home in Brainard, Minn., Saturday at the age of eighty years.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Chas. Ullom's two little girls have been on the sick list the past week.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Deo Butler, Hugh Goodsell, Frank Tracy and Tom Bowen returned to their college work at Ames Thursday.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Dr. J. J. Shirk who has been in poor health the past year, was taken much worse Sunday.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - E. W. Flint shipped a car load of fine thoroughbred cattle to Parker, S. D. Friday, where they will be sold at public sale.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Frank Marks has purchased the interest of his partner F. A. Wynhoff in the Marks & Wynhoff shoe store and is not the sole proprietor of the business.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - G. A. Hinkley is in Minneapolis and St. Paul buying goods for the Leuthold & Hinkley store.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - George W. Stocks passed away at his home in Brooklyn Saturday, Jan. 19, after an illness of a few weeks.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - J. I. Holcomb moved this week into the Lampson residence in Brooklyn.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Oscar Walz came up Saturday night for a visit with home folks. He assisted in the depot the first of the week during the absence of Burt Stocks.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Miss Eva Hanson went to Charles City Tuesday for a few days visit with friends.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Miss Hazel Smith who has been having a siege of the grippe came up from Cedar Falls Tuesday to remain at home until she is better.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Arthur Johnson was called to Cresco Saturday morning by the serious illness of her father.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Ellen Knight went to Charles City Thursday to visit her daughter Bertha, and from there she goes to Lanesboro, Minn., to visit relatives.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Fred Stickman and baby went to Plainfield Friday morning to visit her people.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Jerome Young returned home Monday from a visit with relatives in Waverly.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Mack McGregor was a Charles City visitor Tuesday.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Mary Bissonnetze who has been having a light attach of pneumonia is improving.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - One of James Putney's children of Bradford fell upon the ice recently and broke its collar bone.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Owen and Bird Muldown, returned Thursday from a visit at the home of their sister Mrs. J. P. Coughlin at Perham, Minn.

Looking Backward 20 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Twenty Years Ago This Week - Will Bonzer who attends Charles City College, spent Sunday at home.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - A two-year-old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. El?? Tracy died, Wednesday morning of lung fever.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Born to Mr. And Mrs. Jason Barlow, Wednesday, Jan. 20, a daughter.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Goodale and daughter Florence left Saturday to spend a few days at the home of the Dr's parents. On Sunday, January 1?, 1897 there was to be held the ??the anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Goodale of Fariey, Iowa.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Dwight Smith, one of the good farmers living southeast of Nashua, was at Charles City on business Saturday.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - E. W. Fling of Riverton, was attending a meeting of the Illinois Swine Breeders' Association.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - G. B. Wood and wife and two children left last evening for Davenport, where they will remain a week at the home of Mr. Woods parents.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Geo. Cagley and family and Henry Noble and family came home Tuesday from Tennessee where they have been living for a few months more than a year. Mr. Noble tells us that life in the Southland is not what it is pictured by the land agent.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Henry Busching was born in Osterlohe, Germany, Oct. 24, 1855, and died at his home in Freemont Twp., Butler county Jan. 12 1897.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Jefferson Thomas came home Sunday from Anamoss which has been his home for the last seven years. He is looking well and not changed much in appearance.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - John H. Butler of the wide awake young farmers of Riverton, has decided to leave Iowa and locate in Southern Missouri, the place being Taneyville.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - L. Robinson remains about the same. He neither seems to improve or grow worse.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Like most of us when W. B. Simpson has callers he likes to get acquainted if he has not met them before, but his visitors on Monday failed to leave their card. However they carried of six fine turkeys, all that Will had.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Lipman Loser returned Monday from Chicago where he has been for some time. On his return he found a telegram which contained the sad that Oscar Friend a brother of Mrs. Loser died just after Mr. Loser left Chicago.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Marshall Fred Kezar is a papa. A baby boy came to his house, Wednesday, and will board with him for some years, we hope.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. C. L. Johnson returned yesterday from Cedar Falls where she spend a week at the home of her sister, Mrs. E. P. Smith.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. Jacob Shannon of Powersville, who had been visiting with relatives at Cedar Falls and Janesville came home yesterday.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. L. L. Harvey came over from Greene yesterday called here by the serious illness of her father, Wm. Winklebleck.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Mrs. W. J. Rubenhagen came home Friday from Reeseville, Wisconsin, where she has been visiting her parents.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Owen Moody, the young son of C. A. Moody, was injured Monday while catching on "bobs". Owen slipped and fell, the runner passing over his foot.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Tom Tracy, the popular clerk at Compton & Kelly's was confined to the house last week with a severe cold. He is now able to be on duty again.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - Tuesday was the birthday of Mr. Lewis Motry and it was made the occasion of a dinner at which were present the immediate members of the family residing in Ionia.

Looking Backward 30 Years - Items From the Nashua Post of Thirty Years Ago This Week - With this issue J. W. Bradford becomes the owner and manager of the Nashua Post, having purchased the same from Mr. B. M. Dewey.

M. R. Yeakle of Vinton is the latest victim of tularemia, according to medical experts at Iowa City. Yeakle is though to have contracted the disease while dressing a mink skin. The mink, it is thought, had eaten rabbits suffering with the disease. Hunters are warned to be very careful when dressing game they have killed, as infection resulting in tularemia seems to be able to penetrate readily through the pores of the human skin even when there are no abrasions present. At present only four cases of tularemia are known in Iowa - one in Vinton, one each in Clay, Scot and Monroe Counties.

Master Everett Schott is the happy owner of a new pup, his father hiving purchased him a New Foundland dog in Des Moines recently.

Men Held in Jail on Serious Charge. - Sheriff Saddler returned late Tuesday afternoon bringing back Claude and Harold Luck and one Dale Spurbeck, better known as Dale Carey, who are wanted here on the charge of breaking and entering. The three were taken into custody by police in Des Moines as suspicious characters and after considerable quizzing, were found to be from Charles City. Upon inquiries in this city, it was found out they were wanted and Sheriff Saddler left at once to get them. All are still in custody in the county jail. - Charles City .

Merry-Go-Round Club Notes - Merry-Go Round Club met at the home of Mrs. Pahnisch on December 30, for an all day meeting. Nearly all the members were present with well filled baskets and at noon a most splendid cafeteria lunch was served. The afternoon was spend in having the business meeting, and Mrs. Pahnisch, Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Juhl furnished the program for the meeting. Later a program was given by the young folks which consisted of readings, recitations and songs. Miss Larsen and Miss Orcutt also contributed to this program by a duet, following this was a jig, by Mr. Mahoney. The program was concluded by "Home Sweet Home." The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Williams, on January 19. Members and their families are invited to attend. A picnic dinner will be served.

Miss Celia Driscoll was up from Waverly Tuesday to spend the day.

Miss Ruth Zwanziger who teaches the Deitz school is having a forced vacation, on account of measles in the district. She has been visiting her aunts, Mrs. Wm. Fee and Mrs. Fred Fiene.

Mrs. Byron Brown, Jr. is a patient in the Waverly hospital, where she submitted to an operation last week.

Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson, who is convalescing from her recent operation at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. D. Yetter, is making a slow gain toward health and is able to be about the house.

Mrs. G. E. Tracy and her son Harry have returned from the Cedar Valley hospital in Charles City, where the latter had an operation, for mastoid, recently.

Mrs. Geo. Smith (Maud Hanson) of Stuart, Minn., is in the hospital at Hudson, Minn., where she submitted to an operation last Tuesday. Word from her husband to Nashua relatives stated that she was seriously ill.

Mrs. Lon Sutherland is suffering from bronchial pneumonia at her home north of town. She has been sick since Sunday, and her daughter Mrs. Emma Smith of Charles City is caring for her.

Officers of Cong. Church Elected - At the annual meeting of the Congregational Church last Thursday evening, the following officers were elected: Treasurer, A. W. Lehmkuhl; Assist. Treas., E. H. Yarger; Clerk, Mrs. C. R. Dexter; Pianist, Mrs. E. W. Staley; Choir leader, Mrs. C. L. Johnson. The reports of the different secretaries were read and placed on file. The envelope system of contributing was adopted to begin with the fiscal year, March 1.

On January 15, a little daughter put in her appearance at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Lloyd Bacon.

On January 16, a son was born to Mr. And Mrs. Leslie Sult.

R. C. Surby and family have rented the north apartment of the A. D. Leaman duplex house, vacated by Mr. And Mrs. Guy Palmer, who moved to Waverly last Saturday. Mr. Surby is agent for the Watkin's remedies.

Rebekahs Install Officers - Friday evening, January 14, the following officers were installed: Noble Grand, Frances Radke; Vice Grand, Beatrice Prudhon; Secretary, Nellie Speedling; Treasurer, Morilla Parish; Warden, Myrtle Schoenfeld; Conductor, Anna Lang; R. S. to N. G., Pearl Milligan; L. S. to N. G., Emma Knight; R. S. to V. G., Jessie Nelson; L. S. to V. G., Esther White; Inside Guardian, Nettie Zwanziger; Outside Guardian, Nina Demro; Chaplin, Blanche Cook; Musician, Gertie Krause.

Rural Letters - Bassett - August Hartman and John Carey went to Charles City Tuesday to attend the annual telephone meeting.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Austin Ashley, of Montana was a visitor several days last week at the Dewey Ashley home.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Dean Wiltse and Herb Monroe were in Waverly Tuesday to visit Mrs. Herb Monroe at the hospital. They report her improving nicely.

Rural Letters - Bassett - E. D. Ripley went to New Hampton Monday to have dental work done.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Lawrence Meyer, eldest son of Mr. And Mrs. Lew Meyer submitted to an operation of mastoid at the Cedar Valley hospital Sunday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Miss Flora Williams of Ionia has been visiting her sister Mrs. H. M. Ashley.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Miss Georgiana Robinson of Chas. City and Forrest Robinson of Nevada, Iowa, were guests Sunday at the O. A. Cerwinske home.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Alfred Freebury and two sons attended the dance at the Walton home in Charles City Saturday evening.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Frank Roethler went to Ionia Wednesday to visit Mrs. Jno. Roethler who is very ill.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Harold Rodamaker were in Charles City Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Henry Meyer were business callers in New Hampton on Thursday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Lew Shave went to Marble Rock Thursday evening to attend the installation of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. O. A. Cerwinske were callers in Charles City Wednesday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Oscar Wolf visited her sister Mrs. Ralph Watts in Ionia Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. R. W. Otto were callers in Charles City Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Ross Frazee were in New Hampton Monday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Roy Drew of Madison S. Dak., visited relatives near town Sunday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mr. And Mrs. Walter Trusty entertained the Misses Grace Bird, Ruth Babcock and Anna Guetzioff at a six o'clock dinner Thursday evening.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. A. O. Rowley is in very poor health at this writing.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Emma Frazee has been on the sick list.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Geo. Gilesbeck is in very poor health at this writing.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. H. M. Lightball of Charles City, came Monday to spend several days with relatives.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Harriett Sisson and Mrs. Hattie Michael spent Tuesday evening at the Bert Michael home in Charles City.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Ida Gerry is on the sick list.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. John Channer, Mrs. C. J. Miller and daughter and Maud Idler attended the Royal Neighbor meeting in Ionia Saturday.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Matilda Roethler is spending the week with her sister Mrs. Henry Meyer.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Mrs. Theresa Van DeMatt and Miss Matilda Roethler went to Ionia on Wednesday to visit Mrs. John Roethler.

Rural Letters - Bassett - N. Mead is on the sick list.

Rural Letters - Bassett - Will Koebrick has a new Chevrolet sedan.

Rural Letters - Bradford - Mr. Roy Barber of Fredrika was a guest of the Ralph Barber and Carl Peterson home last Sunday.

Rural Letters - Bradford - Mrs. Herman Taylor visited Mrs. Carl Peterson Sunday.

Rural Letters - Bradford - Mrs. J. A. Carey and daughter, Miss Vera, of Mason City came Saturday for an over Sunday visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. V. Cook and family.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Earl Rodamaker was a business caller in Charles City Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Miss Amy Hoover of East St. Charles spent Sunday and Monday at the Charles Newling home.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Miss Electa Coates was a passenger to Charles City Friday.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Mr. And Mrs. Charles Newling and daughter were Charles City callers Thursday.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Mr. And Mrs. Elmer Dean of Charles City were visitors at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wm. Miller and husband, Sunday.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Mr. And Mrs. George McLaiughlin and son George were visitors at the home of Mrs. Sadie Bucknell Wednesday.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Mr. Clark of New Hampton spent Monday night at the Charles Brandt home.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Mrs. C. G. Carr and Miss Florence Wiltse spent Wednesday at the home of the latter's sister Mrs. Howard Carr.

Rural Letters - Carrville - Myron Rodamaker was a business caller in Charles City Saturday.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Kenneth Fallgatter made a business trip to Charles City Saturday.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mr. And Mrs. Frank Davis were callers at the C. B. Moody home in Ionia Sunday afternoon.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mr. And Mrs. Neil Hughes were entertained Saturday evening to a six o'clock dinner at the home of Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Watts in Ionia. The event was in honor of the Post office force, the rural carriers and their families.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mr. And Mrs. O. P. Hammond and Mrs. C. A. Hayden of Charles City, were callers in town Saturday.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mr. And Mrs. Paul Cagley and Miss Goldie Cagley were callers in Charles City Monday.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mrs. A. Case spent the week-end with her daughter Mrs. Ernest Bigelow and family north of town.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - Mrs. Maud Brown came up from Nashua Wednesday and spent the remainder of the week with her parents Mr. And Mrs. G. M. Cagley.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - The Ladies Aid was very pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. Dale Fritcher Thursday afternoon.

Rural Letters - Chickasaw - There was no preaching at the Church Sunday on account of the illness of Rev. Inman.

Rural Letters - Horton - Ben Thompson and family moved to the Eck Orcutt house in Plainfield last week.

Rural Letters - Horton - Born, Jan 5, to Mr. And Mrs. H. Ackerson, a girl; and to Mr. And Mrs. John Donlon jr., Jan. 9, a girl.

Rural Letters - Horton - E. S. Whitaker was called to Clarksville last week by the illness and death of his father.

Rural Letters - Horton - Edith Youmans had a siege of hiccoughs for three or four days last week.

Rural Letters - Horton - Harold Youmans went to Waterloo Friday and Saturday with hogs for Nicols & Bentley.

Rural Letters - Horton - Jim Seeley went to Osage Friday to visit relatives. He also visited in Charles City before returning home.

Rural Letters - Horton - John Morrison received word last week of the death of his mother, at Dixon, Ill.

Rural Letters - Horton - Merle Terry of Mason City, spent Thursday evening with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. M. M. Terry.

Rural Letters - Horton - Mr. And Mrs Ray Kenyon of Waverly, visited relatives near town on Sunday.

Rural Letters - Horton - Mr. And Mrs. Geo. Beine very pleasantly entertained about thirty of their friends at their home last Saturday evening.

Rural Letters - Horton - Mr. And Mrs. Ray Ede were callers in Nashua Friday.

Rural Letters - Horton - Mrs. Ed Slack of Nashua, was a visitor at the Richard Orchard home Saturday afternoon.

Rural Letters - Horton - Mrs. Lester Bean and baby of Cedar Rapids, spent several days last week at the home of her parents Mr. And Mrs. James Seeley.

Rural Letters - Horton - Myrtle and Nina Whitson of Nashua visited from Friday until Sunday at the L. H. Scott home.

Rural Letters - Horton - Walter Miller of Frederika, was a caller here Wednesday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Addie Jenn??s Was a New Hampton caller Wednesday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Albert W. Brookins is able to be up and around the house, after a severe sickness. Their son Glenn came from Monticello, Ia., today for a few days' visit.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Alve Kegley and family spent Sunday at the Guy Barlow home to help Mr. And Mrs. Barlow celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.

Rural Letters - Ionia - C. A. Quaife was a New Hampton caller Saturday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - C. H. Heald is home from Des Moines, where he had spent the past week.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Dora Jordan came home from Waverly Saturday to spend some time here with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Jordan, she has been working in the poultry house at Waverly the past eleven months and will go back there after her vacation.

Rural Letters - Ionia - E. E. Rucker and family of Greenwood near Nashua spent Sunday here at the H. E. Thomas home.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Fannie Quaife has been visiting in Des Moines with her sister, Mrs. Harvey Hultz family and at Mason City with her sister, Mrs. Percy Ward and family the past week.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Fannie Quaife returned home Monday to spend a few days before going south to take up her work again in Baycross, Georgia.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Grover Little returned to his home in U?hana, Ill, after a visit at the home of his father-in-law, Dr. L. M. Small and wife.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Guy Pierson from Bradford Twp. Was an Ionia caller Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Jan. 17 - The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Ionia Savings Bank was held at Short's hall Tuesday afternoon. Jan. 11 and the same board of directors elected. Viz: W. A. Short, Mrs. Alice A. Wood, J. J. Meyer, Nick Jacobs and Ed Artes. The officers of the bank are W. A. Short, president; J. J. Meyer, vice president; Mrs. Alice A. Wood, vice president; and D. H. Dudley, Cashier.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Maude Meyers came home from Waterloo Friday for a few days visit with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Peter Meyers.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. Anthony Kramer Jr. have a new daughter at their home who arrived Jan 3. Mrs. Kramer and baby are at the New Hampton hospital.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. Bert Fisher have a little daughter at their home, that arrived Sunday January 9th.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. I J. Hildman and little daughter, Lavon, have returned from visiting relatives at Holy Cross.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. John Bruner returned from Waterloo yesterday and are visiting Mrs. B's mother, Mrs. R. Huffman again this week.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. Theo Diesburg have a little daughter who arrived Jan 3. Mrs. Diesburg and baby are at the hospital in New Hampton.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Klinhart were Ionia visitors Tuesday, they are from Nashua.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Clint Miller and daughter Mrs. Maud Idler were over from Bassett Saturday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. H. C. Mellroy is home from Portage, Wis., where she has been visiting her parents. Mr. And Mrs. Wm. Baird and other relatives.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Herman Vantz was a New Hampton caller Tuesday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Herman Vantz was a New Hampton caller Wednesday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Joe Green from near Clear Lake is visiting her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Melvin Brown and family.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. John Roethler is very sick, her daughter, Mrs. Mary Schultz is here from near Nashua, helping to care for her.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Maggie Jenn??s returned last week from Frazer Minn, where she was called by the death of her brother Ed Coller.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Mrs. Wm. Cassmeier was a New Hampton caller Saturday.

Rural Letters - Ionia - N. I. Mead is recovering from the sick spell he has had the past two weeks.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Postmaster J. F. Cagley is numbered with the sick today.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Raymond M. Hildman of Nashua spent Sunday here with home folks. Mr. And Mrs. I. J. Hildman and family.

Rural Letters - Ionia - Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Karston and little child of Alta Vista were Ionia visitors Sunday afternoon. Rev. Karston preached at the Lutheran church here at 2 o'clock, there was a good attendance out to hear him, they have had no services here for some time and have not succeeded in getting a minister yet.

Rural Letters - Ionia - The ladies aid of the Congregational church met at the home of Mrs. R. Huffman Wednesday afternoon, it was a shower for her granddaughter, Miss Ethel Crooks who makes her home with Mrs. Huffman.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Dr. A. B. Call, of Ames arrived in our city on Wednesday to deliver an illustrated lecture at the Baptist church, but after alighting from the bus near the corner of Mian and First street, he slipped on the icy pavement and received injuries causing him to cancel his engagement and return to his home.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Fred Cagley and son Howard had a bad spill Monday afternoon when their car skidded on the ice near the big bridge and overturned in the roadside ditch. Both received cuts and bruises and the car was badly damaged.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Geo. Busching was a business visitor in Des Moines the past week.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Miss Carnie Larson submitted to a serious operation at Mercy hospital Monday. Her many friends are glad to learn that she is making satisfactory recovery.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Mr. And Mrs. A. E. Jones of Chars. City, spent Wednesday with their daughter, Mrs. C. A. Gritzner.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Mrs. A. J. Beckage of Apple River, Ill., is spending a few days with Plainfield relatives.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Mrs. Laura Townsend and Mrs. Louise Barkhousen are both victims of accidents from slipping on the ice, the former receiving cuts and bruises and the latter a broken collar bone.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Mrs. Luella Schlack of Parkersburg, accompanied by Mrs. Nellie Riden of Clarksville, spent Saturday at the H. S. Scott home.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Mrs. O. G. Smith spent the past week in Waverly, where her son Dr. A. L. Smith of Denver, is a patient at Mercy hospital, having undergone a serious operation.

Rural Letters - Plainfield - Word was received by A. L. Wannamaker and Mrs. Erta Kelley that their niece's husband, C. R. Jeffries, had died at a hospital at Mountain Lake, Minn., last Tuesday, and the remains taken to the home of Estherville, Iowa, for burial. Besides his wife he leaves two small daughters, Mrs. Jeffries will be remembered as Miss May Wannamaker, formerly of Plainfield.

Rural Letters - Republic - Amos Tucker has been unable to work the last week on account of a swollen and stiff knee. Lawrence Grove and Robert Tucker have been doing his chores.

Rural Letters - Republic - Miss Celia Connor was happily surprised Saturday evening, January 15, when about twenty of her friends came to help her celebrate her nineteenth birthday. The evening was spent in games and music, after which the self invited guests served sandwiches, pickles, cake and coffee. At a late hour all departed wishing Celia more and happy birthdays.

Rural Letters - Republic - Mr. And Mrs. Owen Edson, Mr. And Mrs. Earl Edson and Miss Gertrude Njus were Sunday evening guests of Mr. And Mrs. Leon Frederici.

Rural Letters - Republic - Mrs. George Usher of near Ionia came Sunday to spend a couple of days with her daughter, Mrs. Leon Frederici and husband.

Rural Letters - Republic - Pearl Dunlap is caring for Mrs. Vinnie Corey of Nashua who has been ill for some time.

Rural Letters - Republic - The ladies of the community thoroughly enjoyed the fireless cooker demonstration put on by Mrs. Nellie Cole at the Ladies Aid Society at the M. E. church last Thursday. One fireless cooker was made at this meeting.

Surprised on Birthday - Robert Goodsell was happily surprised Wednesday evening of last week when his grandmother, Mrs. L. C. Goodsell, with whom he stays during the school year, invited in a number of friends to help him celebrate his eighteenth birthday. When Robert came home from work, he was almost spellbound to find that a happy group, consisting of the Misses Cassie McCulloch, Alice Dixon, Cora Skuttle and Bertha Coffman had been invited in to join him at his birthday supper. Keith Conkln was also one of the group. Robert had asked him to supper, not knowing that he had already been invited. The fine supper consisted of mashed potatoes, fresh port, home-made biscuits, escalloped corn, cabbage, pickles, fruit salad, home-made cookles, and last, but not least, the birthday cake, which was a pretty sight with its eighteen candles all aglow. After supper all enjoyed a short social hour, after which the departed wishing Robert many more happy birthdays.

The Friendly society of the Congregational church will be entertained Wednesday afternoon Jan 26th at the home of Mrs. R. L. Cagley. Assisting hostesses are Mrs. C. L. Pierce, Mrs. Cal Shoop, Mrs. Harold Strike and Mrs. Fred Dickman.

There is quite an epidemic of intestinal flu at Grinnell, several of the college students being afflicted. Miss Margaret Stuart is among the sick, and her father, Dr. P. E. Stuart left for Grinnell Monday night. Word received from him Tuesday morning was that she was improving and had been taken to the hospital until she recovers.

W. H. Scott spent several days last week in Dubuque in legal matters in connection with the estate of the late Mrs. Rose Sheldon. He was accompanied by Mrs. Chris Savener and Mr. And Mrs. Jos. Schultz and son Evangeline.