Iowa Old Press

Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
December 3, 1908
Austin & Austin, Pubs. and Props.

Lineville Public Schools Reorganized -- Are Now Placed on the Partially Accredited List
It will be remembered that Prof. F. C. Ensign of the Iowa State University inspector of High Schools, visited the Lineville Schools last spring and gave the Faculty and Board of Education encouragement to hope that by some needed improvements in the school building and surroundings the High School might be placed on the accredited list of High Schools of the State. The board immediately accepted the situation and much progress was made during the summer vacation to meet the requirements and the following letter received last week from Prof. Ensign shows how well it has succeeded.

The State University, Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 24, 1908 Supt. W. H. Kalkofeu and Board of Education, Lineville, Iowa.
Gentlemen: I take pleasure in reporting to you that on November 17th your high school was officially recognized by the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts of the State University as a partially accredited school. Notice of this action will be conveyed to all other institutions of higher learning in the state. I trust that progress in your school will be continuos and that in due time I shall have the pleasure of recommending your school for the fully accredited list. Meanwhile, let me co-operate with you in every way possible in the advancement of education in your community. Very truly yours, F. C. Ensign.

Ord Leachman Married
Mr. O. L. Leachman, of Des Moines is well remembered former Lineville boy, was united in marriage on Wednesday, Nov. 18th at Murray, Ia. to Miss Pearl Critchfield of that place. The ceremony took place at the bride's mother, Mrs. Ella M. Critchfield in Murray, and was performed by Rev. F. -deman, pastor of the Central Christian in Des Moines. The happy couple came to Decatur County on the day following their marriage and are spending a few weeks visiting at the homes of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leachman and family in Woodland Township. With Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leachman and family the bride and groom visited with their relatives in Lineville over last Sunday. Ord has prospered exceedingly well since he moved to Des Moines a couple of years ago and is now the owner of a barbering establishment in that city which is doing a thriving business. He was born and raised here and is a young man of excellent habits and merits success. The bride is a charming and accomplished young lady and a singer of considerable note.

Farewell Surprise Party
About twenty of the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Wright surprised that worthy young couple on Thanksgiving evening by coming en masse to their home north of the Mineral Springs. They brought well filled baskets and the evening was most enjoyably spent in feasting and merriment. Mr. and Mrs. Wright will move to town in the near future and the gathering on this occasion was in the way of an expression of their neighbors and many friends of the high esteem in which they are held and their regrets at losing them.
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-Mrs. D. T. Sollendarger accompanied by her little son, Earl went to Milton, Iowa last week to spend Thanksgiving season with her aged father and is expected home tomorrow.
-The W.F.M. Society will meet with Mrs. Crit Rockhold tomorrow (Fri.) afternoon.
-The Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. Zella Varney at her home in South Lineville, next Tuesday afternoon.
-The hen that does not lay an egg every day now is missing the opportunity of her life. Eggs are worth 25 cents a dozen in the market.
-Mr. and Mr. B. T. Waldrip ate Thanksgiving turkey with their daughter, Mrs. Fleeta Bonnefield and family, near Allerton.
-The election of new officers for the coming term for Olive Branch Lodge I.O.O.F. at the regular meeting next Tuesday evening and a full attendance of members is requested.
-Tony Fuller, the marble cutter received $9.00 last week from the Woodmen Accident Insurance Co. One of his eyes was out of commission for a week or two from the effects of a piece of steel from his chisel striking it.
-Pat Kelley last week bought the "John Kreider" 40-acre farm adjoining his place on the west, four miles northwest of Lineville, price $1650. It makes a valuable addition to Pat's fertile farm and is well worth the money to him.
-Mrs. Cyrus Wells left some specimens of soft coal of good quality which was found on their farm near Morgan. It was evidently fragments broken from a superficial vein of coal in that vicinity which no doubt can be located by a little work in prospecting for it.
-Mrs. Nettie Keaton of Vancouver, Wash., who has been visiting her aged father, Mr. George W. Rudibaugh, and other relatives in Decatur county, and her sister, Mrs. Bent Barr and family, of this place, for the past three months, departed for home on last Saturday morning.
-Mr. and Mrs. Keith Cresap and their two children, Miss Katie and Master Austin Glover, came up from Trenton last Wednesday evening and remained until Monday morning, eating Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Y. B. Wasson at their farm home over in Decatur county.
-Among the welcome home comers on Thanksgiving was Mr. Charles Hyatt, of Des Moines, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hyatt. Twelve years had elapsed since he had seen his parents or any members of the family having come west while they resided in Ohio. Mr. Hyatt holds the responsible position of head bookkeeper and cashier in the office of the Iowa Homestead Printing Company at Des Moines.
-Our thrifty farmer friend Z. L. Gardner, of Clinton Township has been doing some good trading recently. Last week he sold 30 head of two year old steers off the grass to George Mosher, of Humeston, for $45 per head, which indicates that it must have been a very good lot to bring such prices. He also sold a detached 60 acres of land to Mr. Greer, of his neighborhood, whose farm adjoined the tract and purchased 85 acres of good land adjoining his home farm. This makes Mr. Gardner a fine farm of 245 acres all in one body.
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The "Squire's Daughter" is not a one star show, but every member a star. The cast of characters is as follows:
Squire Hawkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Molleston
Fred Dudley, Atty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Wayne Avery
Albert Reade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian Moore
Farmer Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morris Lane
Francoise, Irish servant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evan Molleston
Lilla "Squire's Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . Chassie Molleston
Stella Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Litton
Mrs. Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flora Lovett
Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zola Reeves
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-The cheese factory closed for the season last Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Allen, of Trenton, spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Charley Reeves.
-Don't miss a good one. The Lineville Dramatic Club in the Opera House Friday, Dec. 4th.
-Mrs. J. S. Poland went to Van Wert where she will attend a reunion of her family which is composed of her mothers three sisters and a brother.
-Lewis Hollars is badly crippled from the effects of stepping on a nail and has been in to town during the past week having his foot treated by a physician.
-Dr. Engle, the dentist, returned home Saturday from his visit to relatives at Bronson, Kan. and is again at his office over the First National Bank.
-Henley Warrick, brother of Mrs. Dr. Wilson came in Sunday for a visit of a day or two with relatives and friends. He and Clarence Giesseman have been engaged repainting Durham Tobacco bulletin boards along the line of the Milwaukee.
-A deal was consummated last week between I. P. Henry and N. M. Engle by which N. M. Engle became owner of the postoffice building on the west side of the square. The price was about $2,000.
-W. P. Sullivan received a carload of fat hogs Tuesday and Wallace & Bright also one car, both of which were shipped to Ottumwa. Wallace & Bright expect to get in two cars today price $5.40 to $5.50
-Sherm Williams writes us that the price was $81.25 instead of $125 per acre for which he sold his 80-acre farm east of Allerton. It was a good price for a Wayne county farm, but the time is not far distant when such farms will bring $125 per acre all right.
-J. M. Varney returned from St. Joe Tuesday night, where he bought a supply of staple and seasonable goods to complete the stock he is now offering at the special sale to begin tomorrow. The store is closed today marking down the goods at bargain prices for the big sale, Unless you find bargains you are under no obligations to buy.
-Jas. S. Davis and Jid Wasson have formed a co-partnership in the real estate and farm loan business and their card appears in this issue. They have quite a list of improved farms and town property for sale and those wishing to buy or sell should call on them. They have already made several deals the sale of the John Kreider farm last week from the old Bank of Lineville to Pat Kelley, being one of them.
-L. T. Sears, sent us $2.00 from Amarillo, Tx. for the Tribune stating that he "could do without it, but didn't propose to."
-The new county steel bridge, half a mile west of town on the Line road was put in by the county force of bridge builders last week and is now passable, but will soon be in better shape when the fills are completed to the approaches. The bridge is about 20 inches higher than the old one and with the grading down of the hills on either side already done by the county force the improvement to that road is a very neat one indeed.

A Sudden Death
Mrs. Wm. E. Cravens, Near Mercer, is Found Dead In Her Bed on Monday Morning
The startling intelligence reached here last Monday by telephone that Mrs. Wm. Cravens had been found dead in bed that morning at her home near Mercer. She had suffered from a long siege of typhoid fever during Sept. and Oct. and for some weeks her condition was such that her life was despaired of. She improved, however, and was able to be up and about the house altho still suffering from weakness. She ate a hearty supper on Sunday evening ad was in good spirits when she retired. About 8 o'clock next morning when breakfast had been prepared some of the family went to call her when she was found to be cold in death. She had passed away sometime during the night apparently from heart failure. The deceased was born and reared in Mercer County, her maiden name being Fisher. She leaves a husband, who is the son of B. B. Cravens, of this township and several children to mourn the death of a loving and faithful wife and mother. The funeral was held on Tuesday and the Internment was at the Middlepoint cemetery, five miles west of Mercer.

Obituary
Mary E. Pense was born in Morgan County, Ill. March 9, 1852, died in Wayne County, Nov. 14, 1908. At the age of 3 years she moved with her parents to Iowa. She was married to J. A. McGhee in the year of 1870 to this union was born 10 children, 5 of whom had gone before and 5 remain who share this grief with their father. She leaves a mother, one sister and 3 brothers beside other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Converted at the early age of 16 she had the opportunity of improving her Christian life which she did at a commendable measure at the close of which she assured her loved ones that she was fully prepared and we mourn not as those that have no hope. Her funeral was preached at the home on Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. by Rev. Woods and she was tenderly laid away in Corder graveyard.

Roll of Honor --
Renewals
Joe Hampton, Lineville; E. J. Wilson, Lineville; J. D. Vaughn, Lineville; Emmett Thomas, Mercer, Mo.; Joseph Thompson, Lucerne, Mo.; Freeman Hawkins, Pleasanton,; French Tish, Ingersoll, Okla.; Norah Flynn, Leon, Iowa; L. T. Sears, Amarillo, Texas.
New Subscribers J. B. Kenter, Lineville; L. Poland, Lineville; Cecil Duncan, Lineville; Lon E. Butts, Chicago, Ill.; Ira B. Higgins, Telma, Wash.; Ord Leachman, Des Moines.

John McCarty Dead
John McCarty, a well known citizen of Mercer, and formerly of Lineville died of appendicitis at his home in Mercer on Saturday, Nov. 21st. He was the son of the late Justin T. McCarty, the well known stock shipper of Mercer County who died in Sept. last. John McCarty was born, Mason County, Ill., Jan 1, 1874 and came with his father's family to Mercer county when about two years old, where he resided until his death. He leaves a widow, who was formerly Miss Opal Girdner, but no children survive him.

Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Owen
Mrs. Elizabeth Owen was born in Philadelphia, Penn. Aug 26th, 1831 and departed from life Nov. 20th, 1908 at her home in Jefferson Township and after appropriate service by her life long friend Rev. Geo. W. Smith at the Highland Baptist Church the text being from John, 10th chapter; and 10th verse. Her mortal remains were laid to rest beside that of her husband at the Clio Cemetery. The subject of this sketch moved with her parents to Green Co., Ind. when quite young. Her maiden name was Miss Elizabeth Sharr and was married to Mr. A. F. Owen, Aug 1st 1852. They moved to Wayne Co. near Clio in the year 1856. They united to the Highland Baptist church shortly after coming here. To this union was born four children, Mrs. Caroline Casey, William O. Owen, J. B. Owen, all residing here except Mrs. Eliza Wyat who lives at St. Joe, Mo. She is also survived by three brothers and one sister and also hosts of friends and relatives, besides twenty three grand children and ten great grand children to mourn her untimely loss.

An Ante-Election Letter From Hen Belvel
The following characteristic letter from H. M. Belvel was received by the Tribune editor on election day. We did not have the heart to print it while our Democratic friends were passing thru the Valley and Shadows of an overwhelming defeat but now that they are beginning to get up and notice things again, we trust they may be able to endure, if not enjoy the grim humor of it.
Office of the Grand Army Advocatic, Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 2, 1908
Dear Charley:
Hale and farewell. This is the day before. The day after is "moving day" with a whole lot of my personal friends but bitterest political enemies. I hate to contemplate that they must be turned out upon the bleak grazing grounds over which I have roamed for so many years, for I am aware that the "pickin" is almighty short, but there is one consolation; The full pouches of those who will follow us fellers will allow the grazin to start up a mite before their maws will need replenishing, and again, the fellows who have horned the scrubs away from the crib and fed upon the choicest ears, will be loth to get their noses to the ground and nep the short grass as we have done for these many years and this will give the pickin an additional opportunity to start up. Pick out a spot over on Grand River bottom and tell the boys that is yours. Put up a sign: This grazin is taken by C. H. Austin, ex-postmaster, Lineville, Iowa. None of the other deposed boys will have the hardihood to stray over onto your claim. If I knew of a state that is not going to go democratic tomorrow, I would name it and suggest that you emigrate to it immediately, but alas, they are all going for Bryan - I hope..
Consolingly Yours, H. M. Belvel.

CLIO

Obituary
Elizabeth Starr was born at Philadelphia, Pa. Aug 26, 1831 and died at her home near Clio, Iowa, Nov. 20th, 1908, being 77 years, 2 months, 26 days old. When quite young she moved with her parents to Green county, Indiana. In 1852 in the same county she was united in marriage to O. F. Owen, who proceeded her to the better land four years ago. To this union were born two sons, William O. and Jay R. both of Clio neighborhood and two daughters, Mrs. Caroline Casey of near the old home, and Mrs. Eliza Wyatt, of St. Joseph, Mo., all of whom were privileged to be with their mother in her last days. She leaves also one sister and three brothers twenty-three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. With her husband, she moved in 1856 to Wayne county, Iowa, which has been her home ever since, and united with the Highland Baptist church, being a charter member of that society, and continued an active and consistent member of the cause to the date of her death. Funeral services were conducted by a former and much loved pastor, Rev. G. W. Smith, at that church, and internment was concluded beside the form of her departed husband in the cemetery. The home here is sad and lonely, and there is a vacant place that cannot be filled, but she awaits us on the other side. Six of her grandchildren acted as pall bearers. The family wish to extend their thanks to their kind neighbors and friends for their assistance and sympathy in the sickness and death of their loved mother, sister, and grand mother and assure them that they will ever hold them in grateful remembrance.
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-Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt left for her home in St. Joe Tuesday.
-Jack Lewis made several trips recently to Big Springs where he has important land interests.
-R. Cave Cook of South Missouri is visiting among his children and friends here.

BRACEWELL
-C. H. Trembly is the boss corn picker of the valley; but he don't pick fair; he uses a hook on each hand, and so he picks twice as fast as the rest of us. But he is done picking now and out of the ring. We are done picking too but we didn't get done by not picking fair but for the want of corn. Some of our corn went 60 bushels per acre while other parts were so poor we had to stick up a stake where we left off to know where to commence picking next time.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson have a new boy in their home.
-W. E. Porter from Highpoint is in the neighborhood visiting and looking at the country. He is staying with Mansfield Bennet.
-Merle Bracewell had a horse to get foundered. The wind blew the cow barn door open and the horses got into the corn. The horse will probably get over it.
-Jno. Sinclair went to Leon Saturday.
-Mike Griffin says he has bought 10,000 bushels of corn and is still in the market for more.
-Frank Smith, the owner of the east part of the Mudget place was down last week. Claud Clay farmed that place this year.
-Ed Owens had a dance at his place Saturday night. There were about sixty present. Cary Wilson and wife were present, brother-in-law and sister of Edd who are there on a visit.
-Mr. Greenlee and others from Lineville were out plastering Merl Bracewell's house last week.
-Virgil Snow is making a balloon that will be 24 feet in circumference and there will be a navigation among the clouds next Saturday at two o'clock if there is no wind then. If it is windy another day will be set. Come every body to the show. He sent up some small ones last Saturday.
-The Central office at Woodland was burnt out during the last electric storm cutting off communications with both Woodland and Leon for two days.
-A. D. Currey offers $100 if the R. R. will pull thru Morgan. Barney will sure fetch 'em. They can never resist such a temptation as that.
-Bert Farver attempted to do carpenter work and pick corn too but hurt his hand and can do neither.
-John King, of Woodland, was down here last week trading.
-Oscar Stein has been doing a lot of trading lately. He traded for a piece of land and traded it for a lot of overcoats and sold the coats making money at every swap.
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Public Sale - On Friday, Dec. 11th, 1908, the undersigned will offer at public sale at his residence 7 ½ miles northwest of Lineville, Iowa, and 4 ½ miles southeast of Woodland, Iowa, the following property , to wit:- 13 head of horses consisting of 3 six year old draft, brood mares, 1 four year old road mare, 1 eleven year old Cleveland bay gelding, 1 two year old draft gelding, 1 yearling draft mare colt, 2 yearling drat horse colts, 3 last spring draft colts, 1 saddle pony; 8 head milch cows; 100 head Angora goats; some shoats. Some corn in cribs, some farming tools, household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms - 12 months credit, on sums over $5 without interest, if paid when due, if not so paid 8 per cent interest from date, purchaser giving note with approved security. Sums of $5 and under cash. Eight per cent discount for cash. No property to be removed until settled for. Banjo concert at 9:30 a.m.,sale to begin at 10 a.m. Lunch served on ground by Gouchenour and Bright. Carey E. Denman, Auct.
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A Paper for Old Soldiers
The Grand Army Advocate, published at Des Moines has been greatly improved by H. M. Belvel, and is the only paper published in the entire northwest which is devoted exclusively to the interest of the soldiers of the war of 1861-5, and is doing valiant service in their behalf. It is the official organ of the Woman's Relief Corps of this state, and has a department devoted to the ladies of the Grand Army, the Sons of Veterans and the Spanish-American boys. It will be furnished with this paper at 75 cents a year regular price being $1.00.
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-Piano Tuning - Parties wishing pianos tuned please leave orders at O. O. Greenlee's. - H. F. Curie.
-Lost, Strayed, or Stolen, a black pig weighing about 200 lbs. Finder notify Central.
-Owing to my removal from Lineville, I offer for sale my household furniture cheap for cash. Sarah B. Norris
-Adam Argo's drug store at Mercer was robbed Sunday night of $10 in cash and about $30 worth of whiskey. Two suspected parties are in jail at Princeton charged with the crime.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mullinex and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lovett left by No. 62 last night for Chicago to attend the fat stock show and spend a few days in the city.
Mrs. Lege Cravens, north of town has been ill during the past week from blood poisoning, the result of one of her hands being pierced by a splinter a couple of weeks ago. She is reported better at this writing and practically out of danger.
-Mr. B. E. West, our well know blind citizen, has secured a large stock of children' books, beautifully illustrated and at prices from 10 to 25 cents. Mr. West is canvassing the town and will have a supply on sale every Saturday afternoon in the lobby of the P.O.
-Something of a surprise awaits Mr. A. B. Ankrum, of this place, when he returns home form Okla. where he went a couple of weeks ago to make a delivery of fruit trees. Last week Mrs. Ankrum went to Des Moines and brought home with her a bright and handsome baby boy five months old which she secured from the Childrens Home. The worthy couple are childless and the addition of baby boy to their house during his absence will no doubt result in the surprise of his life to Mr. Ankrum.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
December 10, 1908
Austin & Austin Pubs. and Props.

Attempted Suicide -- Mr. Swin Clay, of Decatur County Cuts His Throat With a Razor
On last Tuesday morning Mr. Swin Clay, lessee of the Bellows farm near Bracewell over in Decatur County attempted to end his life by cutting his throat with a razor. He had returned the night before from a trip to Colo., where he went in search of a location with the view of moving to that state, arriving at Lineville in the afternoon train from the west. He remained in town until about 9 o'clock, drinking heavily in the meantime, and when he started for home in company with a neighbor, was considerably under the influence of liquor. His wife called him, just before daylight the following morning and he arose and made the fires, none of the other members of the family being yet out of bed. Taking a razor in his hand he stepped outside the door and in a moment after staggered into the house with the blood gushing from a ghastly wound on the side of his throat. He made his way thru the room to the kitchen when he fell to the floor in a dead faint from loss of blood. His actions had aroused the family and he was carried to a cot and Dr. Coontz, of Woodland, telephone for. Upon his arrival the physician found that the jugular vein had been partly severed and that had the man not fainted shortly after committing the act thus lessening the force of circulation he would have died in a few moments from loss of blood. The wound was dressed and sewed up by the physician and at last accounts the patient was doing well and will probably recover. He made no explanation and gave no reasons for committing the rash act, but it was apparent that he was very despondent from not finding conditions in Colorado as promising and flattering as he expected and from drinking to excess the night before. He has a wife and several grown children and is about 60 years of age.

Home Talent Fine
"The Squires Daughter," a comedy drama played at the opera last Friday evening by a home talent company was a success beyond all expectations, and the good sized audience which came out to witness it was more than pleased. The verdict being that "the kids" put up a show that excelled the average fifty cent show that comes to the opera house claiming to be professional and the best on the road. The participants in the play were with but one exception scholars of the High School, having been led and trained by Mrs. G. C. Holmes, to whom is due the credit of its unconditional success. Mrs. Holmes having studied elocution under some of the greatest masters of the art. The cast of characters had been arranged with the greatest of discernment and each player was best adapted to his or her part. The squire, a burlesque Congressman and Sec'y of Agriculture was so effectively represented by Carl Molleston that his ludicrous statements, habits and actions kept the audience in an uproar of laughter. All of the other actors were equally appreciated. Song specialties were liberally scattered in between the acts and "The Merry Widow" made a big hit. It is just possible that upon request a second reproduction of the play will be given. The gross receipts were about $52.

The Cook Book
One of the most valuable articles that will be offered for sale at the bazaar to be given by the Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church South next Saturday at the Opera House, is the cook book edited and published by the ladies of the society. It contains several hundred valuable and well tried recipes contributed by the best housewives and cooks of this vicinity and no woman should be without a copy of it in her kitchen. It contains 44 pages and sells at the low price of 25 cents per copy.

For Sale or Trade
Cheap: A second hand gramophone and a cook stove in good condition.-R. E. West.

An Old Resident Gone
J. A. P. Duncan An Old and Respected Citizen Passes Away At His Home In Mercer County Near Lineville Mr. Joseph Duncan, one of the best known and most highly esteemed old farmer citizens of Mercer county, died at his farm home 2 ½ miles souteast of Lineville on last Saturday morning, after an illness of several weeks. He was first attacked by a stomach trouble which developed into a tumor of a malignant character, and later an effusion of blood on the brain ensued producing paralysis, which was the immediate cause of death. His end was mercifully painless and he went to his long rest as if sinking into a gentle slumber. Thus passes to his reward a citizen whom to know was to respect and esteem. As a husband and a father he was ever affectionate, kind and indulgent and in his death the family have suffered an irreparable loss and a sore bereavement. They have the sincerest sympathy of the community in their time of sorrow. The following was contributed by Rev. J. D. Houston: Joseph Duncan was born March 26, 1837 in Jackson county, Mo., was married to Amandy Bryan May 5th, 1859. She died Sept 1860, one child was born to this union, Laura Foxworthy, who is still living. He was married to Margaret Earley Sept 20th, 1867; 6 children were born to this union, 3 boys and 3 girls, all living except two. He came with his parents to Mercer county when a small boy; he departed this life in Mercer county, Mo. Dec 5th, 1908 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was a man of unquestionable reputation, and was one of Mercer county's best citizens. While not a member of any church, yet he was never known to say or do anything against church work, but he was always glad to learn of good meetings. As a neighbor he was kind and generous; he had no enemies, neither was he an enemy of anyone. His funeral was preached by the writer at his home to a large and sorrowing congregation. His body was laid the rest in the Evergreen cemetery to await the resurrection day. Peace to his ashes.

A Peculiar Accident
One day last week as Frank Shockey, who resides near the Morris bridge over in Decatur county, was attempting to knock a hog down for the purpose of butchering it, the axe flew from the handle and struck his 10 year old son, Bryan, who stood several feet away, on the nose cutting entirely thru the nose about an inch below the eyes and cutting deep gashes in the cheeks on both sides of the nose. The lad was hurried to town and taken to Dr. Lovett's office where the wound was dressed and sewed up and it is hoped that the wound will soon heal and leave no bad scar.

Delinquent Tax Sale
The annual delinquent tax sale was held at the office of County Treasurer G. F. Miller yesterday, all the different lands which had been advertised for sale being sold. This year the bidding was not very spirited, all of the land being sold entire for the taxes, the bidders being Lem Kimple, W. L. White, H. P. Chrisman and Miss Grace Luger, and each succeeded in being allowed to buy about an equal portion of the tax certificates-Corydon Democrat.

Wedded To-Day
Miss Ethel Jenks, who has been compositor on the Tribune for the past few months, and Mr. Virgil Byrd operator for the Rock Island at Paris, Iowa are to be married at Bloomfield today. The wedding has been set for Christmas but on a visit from the now happy groom on Wed. the preparations were expedited and the ceremony takes place today as above stated. Both the happy pair were born in Lineville and the best wishes of many friends attend them.

More Locals
-Drs. C. H. Calbreath and I. M. Lovett and Messrs. T. F. King and C. G. Austin went to Centerville yesterday afternoon to attend a big gathering and blow out of the Mystic Shriners. They expect to come home after the banquet-hic!-on the morning train.
-Mr. Abe Hatfield who is the lessee on the Noreross farm southwest of Cleopatra, was a caller at this office to get some bills printed for a sale on stock, grain, implements, etc. which he is to hold on Wednesday, Dec. 23. He was formerly of Decatur County, and is arranging to move back there after his sale.
-Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Puffer returned to their city residence last Saturday after spending three weeks on their fine farm south of Cleopatra. Mrs. Puffer visiting part of the time with her brother at Lucern and relatives at Newtown. The farm has many charms for Dan at this season of the year, especially in the fine crops gathered and the good prices prevailing for grain and stock.
-A sad death occurred three miles south of Maloy last Wed. evening. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Newton caught fire in some unknown manner and was burned to the ground. Mrs. Newton, went back into the burning house for something and became bewildered by the heat and smoke and was unable to get out and was burned to death. She was 22 years old and had been but recently married.
-W. W. Sinclair, who resides near Mt. Olive church Northwest of this place suffered from an interlocked bowel Monday and Tuesday and was in such a serious condition that his physician Dr. C. B. Calbreath, contemplated performing an operation for his relief. Dr. Bristow of Princeton, came up yesterday morning to assist, in the operation if found necessary, but the patient was so much improved that an operation was not required.
-At the regular meeting of Hiram Abiff Lodge No. 183, held on last Friday evening the following officers for the term were elected: Howard Petty, W.M.; C. K. Coontz, S. W.; Waldo Donohoo, J. W.; H. G. Duncan, Treasurer and R. J. Workman, Secretary. B. B. Cravens who had served the lodge most faithfully for over thirty years as Secretary had asked the members to relieve him from the burden on account of his advanced age and inability to attend the lodge meetings as regularly as before.
-Tom Alley, one of the prominent farmers and stock raisers of the Watauga neighborhood was in the City today.
-The five young men who were arrested for burglarizing Argo's Drug Store at Mercer, were discharged the prosecuting attorney being under the impression that there was insufficient evidence to convict them. About $30 worth of booze was taken and the Princeton Telegraph don't seem to understand why so much booze was needed in a Mercer county drug store.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mullinnix and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lovett arrived home Sunday afternoon from Chicago where they spent several days attending the Fat Stock Show and enjoying the attractions of the big City. They speak in the highest terms of the many courtesies they received during their stay at the homes of their Chicago personal and business friends and were under special obligations to Mr. Ben Roach, of the Live Stock Commission Company, who was unsparing in devoting his time and attentions to the visitors in making their visit a most pleasant and enjoyable one.

To Be Postmaster at Allerton
By the daily papers we learn that the name of John C. Meredith has been put to the senate for confirmation as postmaster at Allerton and he will no doubt be appointed.

People and Their Actions
-Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. Nona Austin next week.
-Mr. Jiles Jay, of Wataga, was transacting business in town Tuesday.
-Earl Weatherford is laid up this week with a sprained wrist and sore throat.
-Mrs. L. A. Duden, who has been quite ill during the past three weeks, is improving and now able to set up.
-W. P. Sullivan was "out of commission" most of last week, being laid up at home with an attack of tonsillitis.
-Mrs. D. T. Sollenbarger returned home Friday from a visit to her father and other relatives at Milton, Iowa.
-Tom Lane, of Woodland, was in to see the home talent play of the "Squire's Daughter last Fri. eve.
-C. G. Austin went to Trenton Tuesday to take in the state poultry show and pay a short visit to his sister, Mrs. Keith Cresap and family.
-M. A. Belvel of the firm of Belvel & Duden accompanied by his wife, left for Chicago last Sunday afternoon to buy new winter goods for the Palace Store. They expect to remain in the city most of this week.
-Miss Grace Shirley informs that in a letter received the other day from Mrs. George Sparger she learns that George drew a good claim in the Rosebud land drawing in October and will probably move to it. His Lineville friends will be glad to hear of his good luck.
-Mrs. G. W. Drake of Morgan Township broke the local record for this season Tuesday by bringing about 75 turkeys to our produce buyer, John Hammond, for which she received the snug sum of $110.85. the price being 13 cents per pound. Mrs. Drake has a flock of 23 turkeys left and is selling some of the birds for breeding purposes.
-Among the prosperous farmers of Morgan Township who delivered well fattened hogs last week in this market at $5.50 per cwt. Were C. H. Trembly, R. E. Molleston and Y. B. Wasson. All of them averaged over 250 lbs.
-Doc Newlin, who recently moved from Woodland township to Ingersoll, Okla., sends us a money order to have the Tribune sent to him for a year, which indicated that he has concluded, he can remain in that country for that length of time at least.
-Dal Rose, of Woodland, township drew $100 in five twenty dollar bills from the F & M bank last Saturday. It was in a roll which he placed in one of his pants pockets and went from the bank to the east side restaurant in company with a neighbor, where they ate dinner. After leaving the restaurant he missed his roll of money, but search both at the restaurant and on the route taken by the two between the bank and restaurant, proved unavailing. He offers a liberal reward for its recovery.

CLIO
-Misses Lena Walker and Forest Fulkerson, of Allerton, were the guests of the Misses Edgmond, and Miss Sadie Nickelson, of Mrs. Geo. Wright, and attended evening service at the church.
-Central office of Orton & Sullivan lines so long situated at the home of and conducted by H. R. Schoonover has been removed to Mrs. Mattie Souder's home and Miss Cora is duly installed as "Hello"
-Miss Edith Halfhill of Allerton is visiting with her friend, Miss Ethel Evans, south of Clio.
-J. H. Davis of Des Moines, singing evangelist who assisted so well at the church revival, left for other engagements Friday night.
-Mrs. Carl Glous of Clinton Township is entertaining her sister from Colo.
-H. R. Schoonover Co. shipped hogs on Wednesday and Thursday of last week and Timothy seed on Friday.
-The new Clio Central Co. has leased Mr. Schoonover's room but the operator of the new switchboard has not yet been selected. They will have several lines to begin with.
-Miss Floy Scott visited with sister and friends at Mercer two days last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Scott attended the home talent play at Lineville on Friday.
-Lute Robinson and son, Bert, of Powersville, Mo were in Clio Monday trading. They know what town to come to for bargains.
-Thomas Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, of Brush College neighborhood came to Iowa for bargains one day last week, and found Clio to be the place.
-LeRoy Logan, of Cleopatra, found Clio to be the right place to buy goods and sell eggs at thirty cents.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott, of Cleopatra were business callers Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Elery Gallager, of Mercer County, Mo. came up Monday with their produce and had a wagon load of goods to take home with them.
-John Jefferson of Fairview community brought up a load of poultry one day last week.

BRACEWELL
-Minthorons had visitors from Missouri. They took them to the train at Lineville last week but they had poor old horses that didn't travel fast enough over the bad roads to get them there in time and so they had to make another trip.
-C. H. Trembly would like to expand a little. He would like to buy some land adjoining his, but finds it hard to do.
-Fletch Grove was sick last week, but concluded he could not afford such luxury more than one day and so he picked 52 bushels of corn the next day.
-While Mr. Shockey was striking a log with a hatchet last Monday with the view of butchering it, the hatchet flew off the handle striking his little boy, Bryon, in the face cutting his nose nearly off. The doctor placed the member in its place holding it with sticking plaster, and it is thought that will reunite and only leave a scar.
-A. A. Snow is clearing land for Fletch Grove for the wood. Jas. Flinn, Claud Clay and Verne Bracewell will soon take a hand in the same business.
-Mrs. Hayden had a couple of hands picking corn last week.
-Gratton Baker and Ray Arnold had a terrific fight a short time ago. It was the knock down and drag out sort. Gratt was rather putting it onto the fat man when Ray's wife interfered with a hoe, and came near chopping Gratt's head off before he realized there was anything serious; taking her all along for a gad fly or a mosquito. The fight was over a pig that each claimed; but the pig took no part in the fight being a sort of Chinese bone of contention between Japan and Russia.
-Mr. Gaffney is out at Dal Rose's again.
-Harve Robinson is raising a pack of hounds.
-Al Petty's boys captured two mink and an o'possum Sunday.
-The notice in the Tribune brought Mrs. Peck into possession of her lost veil. It had been picked up by Mrs. Anda Evans.
-It would appear that the dark ages have returned down on Goose Neck Bend. And that the heretics are doing the prosecuting in place of the Christians as was formerly the case. Jess Phillips, familiarly known as Billy Bowlegs, was reportedly knocked down by the heretic Gratt Baker for preaching Jesus. Every time he stood up for Jesus he was knocked down, and every time he was knocked down he arose. It is not thot that the fact that the christian was drunk at the time he suffered for his savior will add any great luster to his martyr's crown.
-Mr. S. Clay has gone to Colo. To look at a ranch that is for sale.
-Virgil Snow's balloon did not go up Sat. It was a little windy besides the boy hadn't it done. He found he had a big proposition on his hands after undertaking the big bag. He finally-induced his dad to help him out and it will be a go next Sat. at 2 o'clock unless it is windy. A number of the little folks gathered in last Saturday. It is about as large a balloon as is ever made and will be worth seeing even by the older people.

WATAGA NEWS
-Miss Hazel McGrew of Des Moines is visiting her cousin, Miss Ila Hartsook at Wataga this week. Miss Hazel expects to return to her position as bookkeeper at Dr. Lears office the first of next week.
-Raleigh Slover and wife are the proud parents of a seven pound boy which arrived at their place Tuesday.
-Ellen and Susie Bloom visited with Ory Jay Sunday.
-Charley Richardson took dinner with A. R. McLane Sunday.
-Harlan Nickell does not expect to freeze this winter. He has purchased for himself a fur overcoat.
-Roy Slover was a Wataga caller Sunday evening.
-Claude McLane, Hazel McGrew, Orvill McKinney and Ila Hartsook called at Raleigh Slovers Friday night.
-Ham Brown and wife have moved in with Harlen Nickell.
-Listen girls! Claude McLane has purchased a new Studebaker buggy. Now don't let him drive the wheels off alone, you know its leap year.
-Orvill McKinney returned home from Idaho Monday to visit among relatives and friends this winter. Orvill seems to think old Mo. is the place for him in winter time.

MORE LOCALS
-Our good old time friend Ike Smith of Allerton, was in town yesterday and gave us a dollar and a pleasant call.
-Henry Duncan, of the firm of Foxworthy & Duncan, went to St. Joe Tuesday to buy a supply of new goods for the store.
-Z. L. Gardiner last week bought ? head of yearling steers of Lou Glaus at the good price of $32 per head. Of course, they were good ones.
-T. B. Moore of Trenton, spent Sunday in Lineville. He reports his new store at Trenton as having a good and constantly increasing business.
-Miss Addie Morris left yesterday afternoon for Rock Island, after several weeks visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Martha Morris and other relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Foxworthy of Winston, Mo., who were called here by the illness and death of Mrs. Foxworthy's father, Mr. Joseph Duncan, returned home yesterday.
-Mrs. Lizzie Kimball, of Mason City, Iowa, arrived Sunday morning and will spend the winter and holiday season visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Phillips, and other relatives.
-Last week Mrs. Frank Staff sold her farm of 120 acres, situated half a mile east of Mercer to Jake Snyder for $7000.-- Davis and Wasson real estate agents.
-Uncle Ben Cravens had a touch of the grip last week which, confined him to his home north of town for several days and necessitated the attendance of a physician but he was able to come to town to attend Masonic lodge, Friday evening. Uncle Ben is over 75 years of age and this was the first time in his life he had been compelled to call a physician.
-Our jovial farmer friend Lou Glaus, of Clinton township was a pleasant business and social caller at this office yesterday. Lou is one of the most energetic and successful farmer and stock raiser of Clinton Township and at the last election knew well enough which side of his bread was buttered and voted the Republican ticket straight. He invested $7 with us for reading matter for the ensuing year which also stamps him as a progressive farmer.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
December 17, 1908
Austin & Austin, Pubs. & Props.

Operated on for Appendicitis
W. B. Eck Goes to Des Moines and Seeks Relief by an Operation W. B. Eck, of this place, the well known cheese maker at the Lineville cheese factory, went to Des Moines the first of last week, accompanied by his wife, and on Tuesday morning was operated on for appendicitis in that city. The operation disclosed several adhesions and a catarrh condition of the vermiform appendix, but at last accounts the patient was doing well and the operation will probably prove an entire success and result in returning home to complete health. Mr. Eck has suffered from recurring attacks of the dread disease for several months and we join with his many friends in wishing him a speedy and complete recovery.

Epworth League Organized at Elm Chapel
An Epworth League Society was organized last Thursday evening at Elm Chapel 3 ¼ miles northwest of Lineville with the following officers: President-- Miss Gertrude Gatliff; 1st V. Pres.-- Miss Minnie Bright; 2nd V. Pres.-- Mr. Roy Perkins; 3rd V. Pres.-- Miss Mary Warnock; 4th V. Pres.-- Miss Wanda Barr; Secy. And Treas--- Nellie Lane. They meet every Tuesday night at the above named Chapel. A wood-chopping bee to provide fuel for the meetings at the Chapel was held at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fenton on Saturday. The young ladies of the society largely predominated at the gathering, but a goodly supply of wood, donated by Mr. Fenton, was secured. A bountiful dinner was provided by at the Fenton home for the entire crowd. Over forty new members were added to the Elm Chapel society during the recent revival meeting and the interest in religion and church work has been greatly increased in that neighborhood.
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Rumor has it that Mr. Walter Bright and Miss Edna Browning, both of the north part of the city, were to be married last evening by Rev. Weatherford, at the M. E. Church south, parsonages, but as we went to press before the ceremony, we cannot verify the report. Both are estimable young people and we hope it is true and wish them every happiness.
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Mr. A. P. Johnson, of Jefferson Township near Clio, returned home yesterday after a week's visit to his daughter, Mrs. Frank Sylvester and family over in Decatur County. Mr. Johnson was born on the night the stars fell, Nov 15th, 1833, and that he is still in a good state of preservation mentally and physically indicates that there was at least one lucky star among the myriad's that fell on that memorable occasion.
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Wm. W. Sinclair, of the Mt. Olive Church neighborhood, whose serious condition from a locked bowel, came to town last Saturday evening and in company with Frank Wilson went to Kansas City and entered the Carson Institute for treatment. The last news received was that there was a slight improvement, but since the trouble set up 15 days ago there has been no positive relief from the stoppage.
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W. O. Mullinnix has had a force of men engaged during the summer and fall clearing up the brush along the fence rows of his large farm south of town and is now carrying the work to the scattered timber and brush land on other portions of the farm. He is giving away the timber and trees for having them cut, hauled off and the brush piled and many are getting an abundant supply of firewood for their work. When the work of clearing is completed Mr. Mullinnix will have one of the best stock farms in this section of the country.
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The West Hill neighbors of Mrs. Sarah Norris gave her an informal reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Harring last Friday evening to express their regrets over their departure to make her home elsewhere and their love and esteem for her as a friend and neighbor. She was presented with two books as remembrances of her West Hill friends, Mrs. Norris is preparing to depart tomorrow for Hillsboro, Ill, visiting around with friends at points in Missouri. During the few years Mrs. Norris has resided in Lineville she has made a host of friends and gained the respect and esteem of all.

The Engle-Detrick Nuptials
At the residence of Mrs. C. G. Nelson, a relative and friend of the bride, in Corydon on last Thursday evening occurred the marriage of Mr. N. M. Engle, of this place, and Mrs. Edith Detrick, of Allerton. The happy couple arrived at Lineville by the afternoon train on Friday and they will be at home to their friends at the elegant Engle home on West Third Street after Dec. 18th. Mr. Engle is a well known and respected retired farmer and capitalist of this place and the bride a lady most highly estimated by a large circle of friends at Allerton and Corydon. In writing of the marriage the Allerton correspondent of the Corydon Times-Republican says of the newly married couple: "Mr. Engle is a well to do farmer and a veteran of the war and has been awarded $24 per month for injuries sustained in the service; a good reliable citizen and his new wife is well known in Wayne county as a lady of unquestionable character and highly respected by all who had the pleasure of a good woman's acquaintance and we can say in all candor that Mr. Engle manifested real good martial judgment in his selection of a wife."

Notice of Appointment of Administrator.
On the 1st day of December, 1908 the undersigned was appointed by the District court of the State of Iowa, in and for Wayne County, administrator of the estate of A. M. Wasson, deceased late of Oklahoma county, Oklahoma. Etc. Dated this 9th day of December 1908. Gerald Molleston, Admin.

Dr. Glendenning is Dangerously Ill
Dr. Glendenning was taken ill three or four days ago with a bad cold which yesterday developed into pneumonia and at the time we go to press, Wed. he is in a very dangerous condition and little hope is entertained for his recovery.

Tax Collector Notice
The tax payers of Marion township. Mercer County, Mo. are notified that I will be at the Wallace Hotel, South Lineville on Monday, Dec 21, to receive taxes.--- G. H. Combs Tax collector.
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-It is reported on the street, that Mr. Engle will no longer have the excuse of helping Rev. Hyatt in his work, for going to Allerton; for instead of fishing for men, he caught a woman.
-Mr. and Mrs. Geo Alexander, who reside east of Corydon, were visiting friends in this vicinity over Sunday and were callers at this office Monday to order the Tribune sent to them for a year.
-Mr. Jas. A. Belvel has been quite poorly at his home in the north part of town during the past few weeks with bladder trouble. We hope to soon learn of an improvement in his condition.
-Misses Grace and Lettie Weatherford who are attending school in Kirksville are intending to come to Lineville Saturday to spend the holidays with their parents Rev. and Mrs. J. I. Weatherford.
-C. M. Buckingham and W. H. Hamilton, on Rural route 4 out of Lineville and Tony Logan of this place, have been chosen as petit jurymen in the next term of court which begins at Corydon Jan. 4th.
-"Old Jake," I. A. Greenlee's old sorrel family driving horse which he had owned for 15 years, died last Friday from old age, being over 25 years old. He had been a faithful old servant, much loved by the family and his death occasions much sorrow to them.
-The Lineville public schools will close Friday afternoon for a two weeks holiday vacation. The school board and faculty had contemplated allowing only one week's vacation but the students presented a unanimously signed petition to the board Monday asking for two weeks and the board graciously granted the prayer.
-Mr. George Rockhold has been confined to his bed during the past week from an attack of recurrent appendicitis from which he has suffered at times for a year or two. We are glad to hear that his condition is improving, but are informed that he contemplates having an operation performed in the near future to secure permanent relief from new attacks.
-The open season for shooting quails in Iowa closed last Tuesday and it is now unlawful to kill them or have them in your possession. The open season does not close in Missouri until Dec. 31st. There was an abundant crop of the birds this season and our nimrods have had plenty of sport and can now afford to leave the survivors to rear broods for another years sport.

People and Their Actions
-Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Belvel arrived home from their visit to Chicago last Friday.
-John Bracewell from Allerton was down last week. He also made a trip to Leon.
-Mr. A. A. Snow of Bracewell was in the city Monday and gave this office a social call.
-Editor Chas. H. Austin and his little granddaughter, Dorothy, visited at Trenton Sunday and Mon.
-Miss Hattie Hyatt has taken the position of compositor in the Tribunes office made vacant by the resignation and marriage of Miss Ethel Jenks. So many of the young lady compositors in the Tribune office have captured husbands that it has come to be regarded as a certain fatality.
-Wayne Avery and Carl Molleston went to Trenton Sunday afternoon and visited until the night train with Julian Moore and his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Moore.
-The Eastern Star meets at the Woodman Hall Dec. 21 for the election of officers and other important business to be transacted. All members are requested to be present, --Ica Bellows, W. M.
-Jesse Bryan, of Jefferson Township, received a new 25-horse power tractor engine last week, having traded his old engine of less power for it. He uses the engine for running his saw mill and threshing machine.
-Ira Sears sold 60 acres of his farm known as the "Lee Evans place." North of town to Jim Bryan, whose farm adjoins it on the north, Sears has 40 acres remaining on the east side of the railroad track. We understand that Mr. Bryan intends to move to the house on the tract bought of Sears.
-Mrs. Alex Sears, north of town, has all other farmer's wives of this section "skinned a block" in selling poultry having delivered turkeys and chickens to John Hammond on Tuesday of last week for which she received a check for $164.
-H. G. Galiger last week sold his interest in the Hardware and Grocery store of Perkins and company to J. E. Perkins and retired from the business. The business will be continued under the same firm name by J. E. Perkins and Tony Logan.
-Alf Shira last week sold his farm of 190 acres, 3 ½ miles southeast of this place to Jesse Mudgett, price $50 per acre. It is one of the best improved farms of that neighborhood. We have not learned what Mr. Shira expects to do, but we hope he and his excellent family will not decide to move elsewhere.
-J. L. Sylvester's sale at his farm 7 miles northwest of this place on last Friday, was a great success, a large crowd being in attendance and all property sold bringing good prices. Ed McGlennon, a neighbor of Mrs. Sylvester's bought the entire flock of 100 angora goats at $2.90 per head.
-J. L. Rucker, one of the thrifty farmers east of town, was one of the big crowd of farmers in town Saturday. He raises much nice stock on his farm and now has 20 head of fine and well bred, yearling steers which will average 800 pounds which he might be induced to part with. Such a lot will not go begging for a buyer.

Good Roads Prizes Awarded
Last winter the Leon Commercial Club offered $75 in prizes for the five miles of road leading to Leon which showed the greatest improvement during the year 1908, the prizes to be awarded at the time of holding the Farmers' Institute in this city. The contest was placed in charge of C. M. Akes, Dr. H. R. Layton and Fred Teale, and they awarded the prizes last Saturday, the first prize of $25 being given to the farmers who entered the contest on the Leon and Lineville road, the second prize of $15 going to the farmers on the Leon and Garden Grove road, and the third prize of $10 to the farmers along the Leon and Osceola road. There was also an additional $25 offered for the next five miles of road, it being equally divided into two prizes which were given to the farmers on the Leon and Garden Grove road and the Leon and Lineville road. The contest has resulted in much good work being done on the roads in the way of dragging them, the conditions of the contest being that the road showing the greatest improvement was to win the first prize, and it was taken into consideration the condition of the road at the time the contest started. -Leon Reporter.

Rebekah Lodge Meeting
The members of Fidelity Rebekah lodge enjoyed a very interesting meeting at Odd Fellows Hall last Thursday evening. District Deputy, Miss Mary Kirby, of Seymour was a visitor and a very interesting report of the Grand Assembly to which she was a delegate and of the convention of the Rebekah lodges in this district. The new officers of Fidelity lodge were elected as follows: Mrs. Florence Hawkins, N. G.; Mrs. Netta Laughlin, V.G.; Mrs. Etta H. Harrtug, Cor. Secy; Miss May White, R. Secy; and Leah Lushbaugh, Treasurer. After the business of the lodge had been completed Mrs. Effie Logan was presented with an elegant and handsome ring as a wedding gift from her sisters of the lodge, and an hour was very delightfully spent in social enjoyment and in making and eating delicious candies. Miss Kirby was escorted to the depot by the members of the lodge and returned home on the 11 o'clock train.

Best Corn From Morgan Township
Henry Perkins Takes Second At Farmers Institute and First at Bowshers' Our enterprising and progressive farmer friend, H. R. Perkins, of Morgan township, sent ten ears of Reed's Yellow Dent corn to the Farmers Institute held at Leon last week and captured the second prize and at Bowsher's contest captured the first prize, which was a first class riding plow worth $40 and a number of other merchandise premiums offered by the business men of Leon. He only lost the first premium at the Farmers' Institute by one of the ears of his corn being slightly defective, the ten ears outweighing others exhibited there being about 75 entries by half a pound. When they beat Morgan Township farmers raising corn, and especially Henry Perkins they are going some.

CLIO
-Only eight days to Christmas. Our Holiday stock is complete and on exhibition. Come quickly and choose your presents before the assortment is broken. Remember P. O. building.
-To my customers and friends I wish to announce that I have in a good line of Xmas goods. Call Lena Fenimore.
-W. Scott Boone started on a land seeing expedition Wed. of last week, first going to Adair county, Mo. and may go as far as Cedar county.
-Andrew J. Lewis returned from his Kansas trip to Kansa, Tues. and then out to his Spokane Ave. farm drove in two car loads of stockers, and feeders and loading them, left for Kansas City with them in his vest pocket. At the same time Geo. Neill left for the same place with a carload of feeders and butcher stock.
-During the week Lewis Bros. have shipped two carloads corn and two carloads oats, also two carloads hogs. Schoonover has shipped one carload hogs, and Martin V. B. Wright two cars corn, besides receiving much more in his elevator.
-A young lady came to Clio on Tuesday of last week who is in training to say "Pa" and "Ma" to Earl and Mrs. Ferrel. Ask Grandpa Ferrel about it, if you would learn more.
-The special series of meetings closed at the Christian church on Thursday night. There were in all twenty-eight or twenty-nine accessions and twenty baptized. Rev. Jones goes to Confidence to engage in another series of meetings.
-Mrs. C. W. Barker has been entertaining her sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Parker and Miss Turner of Kansas for two weeks. They returned home on Monday.
-Joe Kesterson has purchased the building formerly occupied as a harness shop and is moving it to his home lot to increase his living rooms. The harness shop is moved into the former hardware room, where we found "Uncle Jim" snugly established.

BRACEWELL
-Maggie, wife of Thos. Hayden, has been having a serve case of LaGrippe.
-Bracewells, Sinclairs, Clays, Haydens and others took turkeys to Lineville last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Nailer, Mrs. Clay's brother and wife, were down from the western part of the county.
-Mrs. Lucy Peck is having a weeks visit at Leon.
-Abraham Hatfield was in the neighborhood and called here a short time Saturday. He will have a sale at his present home near Cleopatra and may move to Leon.
-Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bracewell moved into their new home Thursday. They were hardly ready-didn't have their furniture-but Mrs. Bracewell was afraid of bad luck should they move on Friday. Her superstitious fears were , however, but a feint with a view of making a birthday surprise on Merle, but she herself was surprised in her plans failing to materialize.
-A. A. Snow lost an old horse last week. He came to his death by getting into a ditch. It was but little if any loss but it was sad that the poor fellow had to die way he did.
-Virgil Snow's balloon went up at about four o'clock Saturday. Many little folks who witnessed it thought it a grand sight. It went east until out of sight. It is not known where it lit. It would have gone higher and much farther had it been made of tougher and lighter paper.
-The Clay boys claim that many of the various accounts of their father's attempted suicide in the different newspapers are erroneous. He did not they say, premeditate the act so long as the night before. He placed the butcher knife on the shelf and afterward substituted the razor all within a few minutes time on the morning of the act and not the night before as it is claimed, since he was not in that room until morning. Edd Owens, who owed Clay for putting down a well, it is claimed received a letter from his brother-in-law, Bob Malone of Lincoln, Neb. Accompanied with an order signed by S. Clay for $5. Mr. Clay claims to have been robbed of all his money and R. R. ticket at Kearney, Ne. and borrowed this amount. He tells conflicting stories of his being struck on the head and robbed. States that the pains in his head became so intense that he began drinking and remembers nothing of the attempted suicide. His friends think the lick on his head partially demented him; perhaps only temporarily.

Reno Willis' Life Saved by The Lineville Tribune.
Saturday evening while unloading corn Reno Willis observed a ball of fire moving along through the sky. Having attended an Adventist meeting and been told that the world was coming to an end about this time he came near being scared to death, thinking to die of fright a cheaper way than to burn to death. But remembering of reading in the Lineville Tribune of Virgil Snow's balloon he was saved from a terrible theological nightmare.

More Locals
-Mrs. T. F. King was an Allerton visitor yesterday.
-The Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. Vera Belvel next Tuesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crees are visiting their daughter and family at Grand River this week.
-Don't forget that the National Stock Co. will be here one whole week beginning Monday Dec. 21.
-R. E. Molleston' big sale of stock and other property will be held today at his farm in Morgan township.
-Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gammell, of Springvalley, attended the Rebekah lodge meeting in Lineville last Thursday evening.
-Mrs. Fleeta Bonnefield of near Allerton, returned home Sunday afternoon after a few days visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Waldrop.
-I will sell a very large and handsome 75 cent story book for 50 cents at my stand in the postoffice lobby Saturday afternoon. B. E. West.
-The National Stock Co. in repertoire all next week at the opera house. Seats on sale at Phillips'.
-Mr. Willard Jenks, of Cherokee County, Iowa a nephew of Mr. B. F. Jenks of this place arrived Monday for his first visit to his Lineville relatives.
-Deputy Sheriff, Bob Guinn, of Corydon, was in the city Tuesday summoning witness for the next term of the district court, which convenes in Corydon Jan. 4th.
-Sherm Williams, of Allerton, was visiting in town Monday and Tuesday and gave the Tribune a call to have it sent to him at Hereford, Texas, where he will move in January.
-The W. Walter Blair Entertainment, the third number of the Lineville Chautauqua Circle Lecture Course will be given at the M. E. Church on Monday Dec. 21. Seats can be reserved on and after Dec. 18.
-A party of choice spirits enjoyed a possum supper with the sweet potato garnishments and all the etceteras that belong with the principal dish, Monday night at the cozy cottage home of Jim Worth in South Lineville. In the absence of Mrs. Worth, Jim was culinary artist, "Sweup! Yum!yum-just pin your ears back!

Roll of Honor -
New Subscribers
D. R. Newlin, Ingersoll, Okla. Geo. Alexander, Corydon, Iowa.
Renewals
Oliver Rockhold, Lineville, G. D. Lovett, B. E. West, J. S. Campbell, Sidney; J. G. Early, Kansas City, Mo; Ike Smith, Allerton; E. W. Dawes, Athol, Kans.; Jesse Haymaker, Mercer, Mo.; Mrs. J. F. Snyder, Clio; W. S. Williams Allerton.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
December 24, 1908
Austin & Austin, Pubs. and Props.

Dr. Glendenning is Dead -The Loved and Revered Old Doctor, Minister and Honored Citizen Passes Away, Dr. Glendenning, whose probable fatal illness was noted in last week's Tribune died at his home on East Third street about 6 o'clock Thursday evening. He had been unconscious since Tuesday with little change except the gradual weakening of his life's forces, until Thursday evening when he passed away as gently and painlessly as a child falls to sleep. Although his last illness had been brief his thousands of friends in this community among whom he had been a conspicuous figure for nearly half a century had noted with sorrow and foreboding his falling strength and the near approach of the day when he would be called from among them. To the hosts of these friends through out this section of country, with whom he has been intimately associated as a physician and a minister of the gospel, to whose homes he was always welcome, his death comes as a personal bereavement and loss. To all these people had ever been a sympathizing friend and a wise counselor. To all who knew him his stainless private and public life was an inspiration and his high character one to be emulated. To few men are given the opportunity for doing good as were given to Dr. Glendenning, and fewer still are those who would have used them to (unable to read) nobly and unselfishly. On all----questions and on matters effecting the interest and welfare of the church and community, he ----------divine right and -------truth and -------------Dr. Glendenning believed and said was enough for them, and he was seldom wrong. Only a few weeks ago he was met on the street by a prominent bold citizen, --- the good Dr. residing a few miles from Lineville. He grasped the Dr. by the hand , greeted him warmly and while he held his hand he said very earnestly; "Dr. Glendenning, I have know you for more than fifty years. In those early days you believed that human slavery was wrong. I was born in the South and did not agree with you. You believed that the sale and use of intoxicating liquor as a beverage was wrong, and I did not agree with you in that. But now I can see clearly that in both you were right and I was wrong." Several citizens witnessed this incident, and nothing could have more impressively illustrated the steadfast adherence to right principal's which was the key note of Dr. Glendenning's life and character. It was a tribute and a homage said by an old man to another. In acknowledgement of the clearer vision than his own to see and divine the right. Thus it is that such a life leaves the world better for having been lived. In his ideal home he was the central figure, gentle leader guide and adviser, rather than the arbitrary master and his death is the rending off the tenderest ties of love and affection. The profound sympathy of the community goes to those who were nearest and dearest to him and share with them their sorrow and grief.

The funeral was held on Sunday having been delayed awaiting the arrival of Miss Lulu Miles from Boise, Idaho, a grand daughter of the deceased. Family services were held at the residence at 10 a. m. only the family and relatives and a few immediate friends being present. Presiding Elder Miller, of Osceola, who arrived on Saturday assisted by Rev. Stevenson, pastor of the Lineville M. E. Church, conducted these services. At the close the remains were escorted to the M. E. Church where public funeral services were held, conducted by the Presiding Elder assisted by Rev. Stevenson and Hyatt. The church was filled to its fullest capacity, large numbers being present from the surrounding country and neighboring towns, among them several physicians who came to pay their earnest, tributes of respect to the life and character of the dean of their profession. The remains were conveyed to the vestibule at the close of the services where they lay embowered in a profusion of beautiful and fragrant flowers and were viewed by the people as they filed from the church. Few eyes were undimmed by tears as they looked for the last time upon the form of the venerable doctor whom they had known so long and loved so well. At the close of the church services the remains were taken in charge by the Masonic fraternity and conveyed to Evergreen Cemetery, followed by a large procession of carriages and people, where they were tenderly laid to rest with the ceremonies of the order. Dr. Glendenning had attained to the rank of Royal Arch Mason.

Elijah Glendenning, was born in Rush county, Indiana, August 31, 1831, a son of John and Elizabeth Glendenning, both deceased. - father a native of----county, Ohio, and the mother born in Tenn. His grandfather Henry Glendenning was a soldier in the war of 1812, his great grandfather being a native of Scotland coming to America when a young man, and fought in the Revolutionary War. His maternal grandfather, Elijah Carter was---------Carters who fought the Indians and built the fort at Carter's Station, Tenn., in the early history of the United States. E. Glendenning was reared on a farm, receiving his education at the common schools of his neighborhood, and at Grand River College, at Edinburg, Mo. He having come to Gentry county, Mo. with his parents in 1841. After leaving college he was an itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Missouri for three years. He gave up his ministerial duties in the fall of 1853 on account of failing health. He began the study of medicine with Dr. David Macey of Bethany, Mo. and latter read medicine under Dr. G. W. Burns of Pleasanton, Iowa. His preceptor having died he was forced into practice before completing his medial course but finally graduated in 1865 from the college of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa. In the fall of 1856 he located in Lineville where he has since lived with the exception of a year and half, 1865-68, spent in Corydon. During his residence here he has built up a large practice being well skilled in the knowledge of his chosen profession and zealous in his work. Twice his work was interrupted by serving in the State legislature, once in 1864 and again in 1876. E. Glendenning and Lucinda J. Carlisle were married March 5, 1856 to them were born five children, of whom two a daughter and son died in infancy and childhood. At the age of 34 their son Dr. John Carlisle was taken from them by death after which the father never quite regained his strength. He leaves a wife, and two daughters, Mrs. Maggie C. Miles and Mrs. Flora B. Mullinnix and eight grandchildren, Lulu, Mattie, Vesta, and Glen W. Miles of Boise, Idaho, Mabel Miles of Ft. Madison, Ia, S. W. Miles of Great Falls, Montana, Lois Miles and John Miles of Lineville, two brothers and six sisters.
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-Misses ---ce and Lottie Wetherford arrived from Kirksville last Saturday to spend the holidays with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. -. L. Weatherford.
-Miss Effie Henderson arrived Sat. afternoon from La Plata, Mo. for a holiday visit for a couple of weeks with her mother and Lineville friends. Miss Henderson is teacher in the seventh grade of the La Plata public schools.
-Miss Nora Henry, accompanied by her three boys, departed Monday to join her husband I. P. Henry at Enid, Okla., who has been there several weeks engaged in the meat market business. We hope they will thrive and prosper in their new home.
-Among the home comers for the holiday season is Mr. Guynn Hawkins of Des Moines, who arrived last Sunday afternoon on a visit to his mother and sister and many Lineville friends. Guynn has a good position as salesman in -Lenand's retail grocery establishment, one of the largest concerns in the city.
-Virge Moore bought Jack Crees' half blood Shetland pony last week as a Christmas present for his two bright little sons, Verne and Wayne. Jack sent the pony out to Mr. Moore's farm to have him wintered and the boys fell in love with the gentle little fellow and held -------up to buy him. The price was $50.
-Mrs. M. E. Wasson returned last week from a visit to her sister Mrs. Cal Underwood, at Alliance, Neb.
-L. E. Blanchard, the east side grocery man, last week bought the I. P. property on West Third St. and moved into it on Monday. The price was $700.
-? Duden and her little niece, Lois Duden, left Fri. for Clinton, Mo. where they will visit during the holiday season with their sister and aunt, Mrs. May Leonard.
-Our typesetters made us say last week that Jas. H. Duncan had bought "five" Poland-China male pigs from Marion Rankins when it should have been one "fine" pig. Jim thinks it gives him too many pigs of that kind for a modest breeder.

Christmas Exercise
There will be a Christmas Exercise and Christmas Tree at the South Methodist Church, Thursday evening Dec. 24th.
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-Uncle John Fisher arrived Tuesday from Hamburg, Iowa, to spend the holidays visiting with relatives and friends.
-A train of 24 empty Pullman cars passed through going west over the Rock Island Friday afternoon. They were being taken to Okla. to accommodate the holiday traffic.
-Rolly Greenlee's three lively little sons, Albert, Kenneth and Carl, came down from Des Moines Monday to spend the holidays with their grandparents and other relatives. They were met at the train at Pleasanton by their grandfather, I. A. Greenlee and brought over in a carriage.
-A Christmas match hunt is to come off tomorrow between the bold nimrods on the Missouri and Iowa sides of the state line east of Lineville the losing side to "set up" an oyster supper to the winners. John Jefferson is captain for the Iowans and Jesse Mudgett of the Missourians -Earl Calbreath last week sold to Fisher & Vincti of Newtown 40 head of 2 year old steers off the grass at $4.10 per cwt. They had made an average gain of about 400 pounds since he bought them last spring and turned them into the pasture on the Calbreath farm near Cleopatra, and bought nearly $45 per head.

Is Not All Sunshine And Many of Those Who Dew Claims In the Rosebud Drawing Will Never File on Them.
Those who were fortunate enough to draw claims in the recent drawing of the Rosebud Indian reservation lands in Tripp County, South Dakota, are not at all pleased with the prizes, drawn and upon visiting the country and viewing the lands. It is claimed that not more than half of the fortunate ones will file on the lands and make an effort to prove up on them. The Gregory County News published at Dallas, recently printed the following article on the views of the would be homesteaders. "Since the time of the drawing there have been perhaps 1,000 of the so called lucky ones visited Dallas for the purpose of getting an insight into the manner of filling on government lands in Tripp county and also to view the land. To say that all were pleased with what they saw would be stating an untruth and this newspaper is determined to maintain its reputation for truth and veracity. The large percent of our brethren from the east have been disappointed in what they saw and found. They had no fault to find with the land, nor the people nor the climate. But the conditions have been different from what they anticipated finding them. The eastern newspapers have had much to say of the Rosebud and the beautiful country which it's name would convey. They came here full of hope and anticipation. Thinking they would find the farms with large red barns, white homes, all fenced and stocked, and equipped with machinery, and that Uncle Sam had provided every comfort for them. The idea was rapidly dismissed when they took their first trip over the reserve and traveled in an automobile for many hours without seeing a single house or single person. For many miles the lay of the land was the same, and here and there you would see the passing of a coyote, a pairie dog or a rattle snake. The sameness for miles would startle them. Then they would think of their beautiful homes in the east; the heated flat, the cozy cottages, surrounded with his wife and babe. Then the thought occurred to them that if they moved to the Rosebud they would be their own paymaster and that in order to have a check drawn on the bank honored, it would take might and muscle, grit and energy to dig the money from the soil. And they leave discouraged and disgusted, and the fortune they have has bursted like a bubble. They return to Dallas, and the ones with a weak heart, those who anticipated getting something for nothing are not very overjoyed with their trip. They visit different real estate offices, talk with the locators and the information they receive is indefinite, so they believe and they go home resolved not to return." Real estate men and locators at Dallas estimate the proportions of the holders of numbers below 4,000 who will file on their claims at 35 to 50 percent.

Take Warning
Notice is hereby given to everybody that I positively will not tolerate hunting and shooting on my farm in Clinton township. I do not like to be considered mean or unneighborly, but I cannot afford to have my stock worried by dogs or wounded by stray shot and hunters must hereafter stay off my farm or the law will be enforced. -J. L. Rucker.
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Mrs. Lewis Rounds, of Lawton, Okla., was visiting with Lineville friends Monday and Tuesday, having came down from Clio where she is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Cook.

REPORT -- Of Lineville Schools for Month Ending Dec. 18th, 1908.
Whole number enrolled - ?
Number belonging on date - 152
Average number belonging - 157.6
Average daily attendance -151.6
Percent of attendance - 96.2
Cases of tardiness - 27
Percent of punctuality - 99.5
Least tardies first Primary.
Those neither tardy nor absent were:
High School
Madonna Wasson Madge Duden Lorena Duden Dot Duden Marjorie Rockhold.

Grammar Room
Virgie Reeve, Eva Duncan, Archie Roberts, Bessie Elson, Ferrel Elson, Irba Molleston, Zora Laughlin, Eddie Conwell, Cloyd Evans, Earnest Stevenson, Harry Trembly, Blanche May.

Room No. 5
Roy Cole, Gerald Dick, Mayo Evans, Rosa Fuller, Marie Gammel, Charles Greenlee, Gorfey Laughlin, Ada Clamppett, Lois Duden, Margie Molleston, Ufah McGhee, Perry Perkins, Hollie Petty, Clara Reeves, Lyndon Rockhold, Ella Summers

2nd Primary
A. R. Hammond, Gerald Rockhold, Lucille Evans, Lois Rockhold, Max Greenlee, Wilma Duncan, James Perkins, Elza Kalkofen, Ardys Jennison, Bonnie Jones, Dorris Laughlin, Elaine Belve, Florence Danielson, Gwynn Hedrix, Harry Wilson, Itah McGhee, Mary Perkins, Olga Hawkins, Pauline Coontz, Paul Jones, Sara Stuteville, Scott Coldiron, Pansy Conwell

1st Primary
Wilda Hammond, Constance Evans, Frankie Fuller, Lysle Windland, Lester Kalfofen, Don Painter, Fate Dick, Cha'y Nightengale, Tate May, Carroll Coontz, Mark Petty, Fred Greenlee, Ardath Dun, Jack Molleston, Evertt Jones, Mina Huff, Orpha Vaughn, Isa'ne McKinney, Irene McKinney, Lounita Hammond, Mabel Crystal, Mildred Belvel, Grace Lane, Grace Nightengale, Hazel Phillips, Alice Brodrick, Edith Stevenson, Iona Kreider, Irba McGhee, Irma Laughlin, Doloros Laughlin, Dorothy Laughlin

A Birthday Dinner
Mr. Morrison Collins was treated to a birthday dinner on last Friday at their cozy home on East Third Street by Mrs. Collins, on which occasion about 30 guests partook of a bountiful and delicious repast. The dinner was in the way of celebrating Mr. Collins' 75 birthday anniversary and a majority of the guests were old army comrades of the host. He was presented by them with an elegant easy rocking chair as a token of their regard for him as a soldier and citizen. Mrs. Collins received the highest compliments of the guest on the elegant dinner she served and all expressed their enjoyment of the occasion.

Married
Mr. Walter Bright and Miss Edna Browning were united in marriage at the South Methodist parsonage Wed. Dec., 16th at 7 o'clock p.m., by Rev. J. L. Weatherford. May prosperity and happiness attend this couple throughout life's journey is our wish. J. L. W.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crees returned home Friday morning from a visit to their daughter at Grand River, and to Mr. Crees' sister and her two daughters at Osceola. They bring the unwelcome news that Mr. Crees' niece, Miss Verta Sears, who formerly taught in the Lineville schools and is now engaged as a teacher of English in the Osceola schools is hopeless ill of a disease afflicting her entire glandular system. She recently visited the eminent surgeons of Iowa City and was told that only an operation involving the removal of the entire spleen would promise any hope of recovery, and that her chances of surviving the operation would not be more than one in a 100. She is still occupying her position as teacher in the Osceola schools, but will probably resign at the close of the schools for the holidays and return to Iowa City to undergo the operation. Miss Sears is an accomplished scholar and teacher having graduated at the college of Nebraska since her residence at Lineville and attended the Northwestern University at Chicago last year. The many Lineville friends of the young lady will learn of her condition with deep regret and sincerely hope that she may ultimately be restored to health.
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Mr. S. B. Gann, of Mercer, was in the city Monday and gave us a notice for publication offering his fine 80 acre farm adjoining Mercer for sale. He recently returned from a visit to his sons in Oklahoma, Joe and Jess, the former residing in Beaver county and the latter in Canadian county. Is it possible that an old settler in this garden spot of the earth should have caught the Oklahoma fever?

Married at Trenton
The Trenton Republican Tribune of Monday evening contains the following account of the marriage at that place Sunday evening of Miss Minnie Wilson, daughter of Mr. Robert A. Wilson, of this place: Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, Minnie Wilson, of Lineville and Sergeant Lee Bowers, of Ft. Mead, S. D., were united in the holly bonds of matrimony. The ceremony took place at the home a mutual friend, Miss Ether Day, of Harris avenue. The bride was formerly a Trenton girl, having at one time worked in the telephone exchange. The groom is a sergeant in the regular army, stationed at present at Ft. Mead, S. D. The couple first became acquainted at Leavenworth, Kans., where both were living, and the attachment was formed that resulted in their wedding. They left yesterday for Lineville, where they will spend a month with the bride's parents, after which they will proceed to his post in Dakota and take up their residence.

Vacant U. S. Public Lands
Where vacant Government land is located, with brief description by counties, and how to get it under Homestead, Desert, Timber, Coal, Stone, Oil, Saline and other Federal Laws. Also information about State lands in Texas with valuable tables and particulars about irrigation and Reclamation Work now in progress under the Government. Sent to any address for 25 cents (stamps received) by - The National Tribune - - Washington D. C.

CLIO
-The Jones Brothers and their sisters Mesdames G. F. Gardner and I. A. Marich entertained during the past week their cousin George Tuis, shipping clerk at one of the St. Joseph Packing house, who was taking a vacation.
-Mrs. Mollie Jones is having a serious trouble with varicose veins, and is now under treatment of a specialist at St. Joseph, Mo. while visiting with her sister Mrs. Mahala Tuis.
-Uncle Steve Jennison left on Tuesday of last week for an extended visit with brothers and grandchildren in Iowa, Missouri and may extend his trip to Kansas and possibly to Colorado before he returns.
-Pete Perkins returned on Thursday from his trip to Missouri and the same day left to make his abode at the old home near Lineville.
-Geo. Gardner made a business trip to Corydon on Wednesday of last week.
-Madame's Lewis Rounds and Orley Cook visited friends and relatives near Mercer, Mo.
-Perry Dunlop came up from his Oakarch, Okla. home, arriving Sabbath, and will spend the holidays among his friends in Clio neighborhood.
-Miss Iva Hutchinson who went to Colorado some time ago, and is now on the Lamar school teaching force, arrived Saturday night to spend her holiday vacation with the folks at home.
-Mrs. Grace Lang of Chicago is spending the holidays with her sister Mrs. Iola Jones and family, and visiting among relatives and friends.
-During the past week M. V. R. Wright has shipped about three car loads of corn, besides adding many wagon loads to the supply in his cribs.
-Lewis Bros. Have also shipped two of three carloads corn, two of oats, three of cattle and three or four of hogs. S. M. Dunbar shipped two cars sheep to Chicago Saturday, going with them.
-Grant Lawson for Bull & Co. shipped one carload cattle and one of hogs to Chicago Saturday.
-M. F. Shaw shipped one car cattle, Fred C. Carlson four cars cattle and H. R. Schonoer shipped three cars hogs to Chicago this week.
-Frank Grimes bought the furniture for his new house in Clio.
-Teams from the country were coming and going all day and into the night Saturday night, yet at 4 p.m. by actual count there were fifty seven teams hitched to the town racks.

BRACEWELL
-Cl. Willis has a wagon that was made just after the war, forty years ago by a wagon maker at Decatur City. It has all been made over except the spokes and hubs which appear to be good for forty years longer.
-Fletch Grove is sick. He had a doctor. It is probably indigestion and billousness, but Fletch was scared and feared something worse.
-Johnny Wasson is in the neighborhood again.
-As far as we could see things brought fair prices at Molleston's sale last week. We bought a yearling mare colt to match a black one we had. We now have two teams of well matched colts. We have two other teams not quite matches but we could make them match by the use of little red paint.
-A. D. Curry wants to sell out and go west.
-The report is in circulation that Mike Griffin had stopped buying corn. But Mike told us he was still in the market for corn but prices are a little lower.
-Bert Farver has erysipelas again.
-We were told that a boy at Pioneer school drew a knife on other boys; and some thought he ought to be ousted from school. Though we are not director we made some investigation. And the following seems to be the facts in the case; four or five boys had been picking at this boy for some time, finally they arranged to pitch into him and give him a thrashing. Just before the battle began the boy drew a knife from his pocket, opened it and held it in his hand without making any remarks or threats until the war cloud blew over. The lad may deserve no chromo but until he does something worse we will not say any bad thing about him.
-At the gospel wood chopping over on Fenton Ridge Roy Perkins was the only man present, the rest were boys. Roy said he had the time of his life trying to keep up with those boys. It wouldn't make a good showing for him at the judgment day if it got out that he had it put over him by a lot of scrub boys like Cal Barr and the like. He liked to have burnt up here in his effort to keep from burning in the next world.
-Claud Clay is elated at having paid between $300 and $400 debts out of his 1908 corn crop.
-Frank Hutchins near Big Springs is raising Catalpa for posts. He says the rabbits are gnawing them. Besides ourself Frank is the only one in this part of Iowa we know of that has attempted to raise timber.
-Oscar Ellis has rented the Martin Betts farm.
-During the thaw the mole has come out of his hibernating den and has been throwing up ridges of dirt. Virgil Snow set his trap and captured one of them Sunday.
-Last week there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dal Rose a boy baby. Dal says he is going to rent 500 acres of land plant it to Roses.
-Mr. and Mrs. Grove and Mrs. Bracewell went to Leon last week.
-Sinclair's little girl, Nellie, was rendered deaf from the effects of the spinal disease last winter. Seeing an offer in an advertisement for a month's free treatment her mother wrote them not that she expected the entire cure free, but enough to prove its merits. The answer was that they would give the treatment free all well enough but that she must first invest $8 in an electric belt furnished by them.
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-Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wright, arrived yesterday from Pueblo, Colo.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Krider's three daughters, Misses Sylvia, Ola and Della are home for the holidays.
-W. O. Mullinnix has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late J. A. P. Duncan, of Mercer Co.
-Geo. McCulloch will sell 15 head of Angus males 8 to 18 months old, Jan 4th, 1909, at his Round Barn adjoining Humeston, Ia.
-Mrs. Dr. Bullis, of Allerton came down to Lineville Saturday afternoon and remained until Sunday afternoon attending the funeral of Dr. Glendenning. She was the guest of Mrs. N. M. Engle during her stay.
-A fine baby boy is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whan east of town, who put in his appearance last Friday. Four boys and two girls is not a bad combination for a farmer.
-Mr. and Mrs. Dan Puffer are enjoying the luxury and pleasure of an open grate fire place at their cozy and comfortable residence, put in by I. A. Greenlee this week. A very handsome quarter-sawed oak casing and mantel adds to its beauty.

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