Iowa Old Press

Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
February 1, 1912
Austin & Austin, Publishers

W. B. Wasson and Frank Laughlin of this place and J. A. Sinclair, of Corydon, witnesses at the Cravens trial at Guthrie, Okla. arrived home last Fri. J. L. Jones of this place, who was also a witness, having stopped off at Delphos, Kan., to visit his sister, Mrs. J. F. Wright and family. The boys have been kept quite busy by their friends since their return relating their experiences and describing incidents of the trial.

IT'S SURE BEN CRAVENS -- He Is Glad to Get Off With a Sentence For Life.
Guthrie, Okla, Jan 25, ---Charles Maust, the former Missouri state convict is Ben Cravens, the former Okla. outlaw, and he is guilty of the murder of Alvin Bateman at Red Rock, Ok., March 18, 1901. That is the verdict of the jury to which the case was given at noon today. The penalty is life imprisonment at hard labor. He probably will be sent to Leavenworth, where his partner, Bert Welty, is serving a life sentence.

The last of the Oklahoma outlaws will be arraigned Monday morning at 9 o'clock for sentence. He was pale when the verdict was read at 5:26 o'clock, but otherwise showed no change from his careless manner. The guards at the jail, who surrounded him in the courtroom, reported him hard to handle today. Heretofore, he has been mild mannered, well behaved and kind. Extra guards have been supplied. In the courtroom today he was surrounded by six deputy marshals, a double number.

The United States attorney, John Embry, went home to bed immediately after the case went to the jury at noon. Embry, unknown to all except his closest friends, had been ill for several days and collapsed after the trail. He spoke this morning for two hours. Cravens escaped from the Lansing, Kansas, penitentiary Nov. 16, 1900. He was serving a 20-year sentence for highway robbery, committed at Elgin, Kan. He escaped with Sam Smith, who was killed by the guards, and Estell, who is now in the Joliet penitentiary for train robbery. Cravens returned almost immediately to Oklahoma and participated in a chain of robberies. In Jan. 1901, he visited the Welty farm, in Kingfisher country and induced Bert Welty, whom he had known in the Lansing prison, to join him. At Red Rock they robbed an Indian trading place in the Otoe country and killed the manager, Bateman, who also was assistant postmaster. For twenty minutes the robbers kept nine men lined up with their hands in the air.

In the fight, Cravens mistook Welty for a pursuer and shot him, leaving him to die on the prairie. Welty crawled fifteen miles to the home of a friend, where he was captured the next day. Cravens also sought concealment at a friend's home, which was surrounded late the next day. In escaping he killed a deputy marshal, Tom Johnson, of Pawnee County. Numerous attempts have been made since to capture Cravens, but all failed until early last year.

A barber in the Missouri penitentiary informed an officer that a convict called Charles Maust was known in the Kansas prison as Ben Cravens, and that he had shaved him there. That led to an investigation. Maust was identified as Cravens and brought to the federal jail here last November to stand trial for the Red Rock murder. He declared he was not Cravens and on that ground only fought the case.

He has been a desperate man for twenty years. He escaped from the county jail at Topeka and the Pottawatomie county jail at Tecumseh, Ok. When arrested as Maust he attempted a jail break at Mound City, Mo.

--Guthrie, Ok. Jan 26.-"There is one thing sure: when I get up to Leavenworth I'll get even with Bert Welty." Ben Cravens, given a life sentence in the federal prison at Leavenworth for the murder, with Welty, of Alvin Bateman at Red Rock eleven years ago, no longer seeks to hide his identity. Welty was brought from Leavenworth to identify Cravens. The Leavenworth warden will be notified officially of Cravens' threat and it is not probable that the two former outlaw partners will ever get together in the prison. Cravens admits that he expected to be hanged. He showed he was overjoyed with the life sentence. Last night at the jail he played cards with the other prisoners, laughing and joking.
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Dr. Whittaker, of Ottumwa, brother of Mrs. G. W. Dickson, accompanied by his wife, visited at the Dickson home Sunday and Monday. They were on their way home from a visit to the doctor's brother, R. B. Whittaker, of Trenton, who is very seriously ill.

The Local Field
-Mrs. George Barker, of Clio was a visitor in the city Monday and Tuesday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Elliott.
-We had the pleasure of meeting J. M. Deisher, one of the substantial and prominent farmers and stock raisers of Woodland on our streets one day last week.
-Mrs. Mollie Miles came down from Corydon last Thursday and took the Friday morning train from here to Springfield, Mo. to visit her sister, Mrs. S. P. Gann and family.
-Frank Owens the genial old gent who has been "office boy" and helper for Dr. Huff since the latter located here, went back to Wapello county last week to visit old friends and neighbors.
-Bert Shepard, who escaped from the Centerville jail with Lewis Bergin, was captured last week at El Paso, Tx. and brought back to Centerville and was given a sentence of five years in the pen.
-Mr. and Mrs. Elmer England, of Colorado Springs, Co. who have been visiting relatives and friends at Cleopatra and Powersville, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ader Lewis and other friends in the city a few days last week.
-Mrs. J. D. Houston shipped a fine Buff Plymouth Rock cockerel Monday to a poultry fancier at Brooklyn, Iowa, for which she received $15. He is a high scoring show bird and probably the highest priced chicken ever sold by any breeder of this vicinity.
-Ivan Austin, who succeeded in getting a perfect stand of alfalfa on three acres of ground sown in September, 1910, is preparing to sow about eight acres the coming season. After pasturing 30 or 40 shoats on the three acre patch of alfalfa nearly all last summer he cut between four and five tons of excellent hay from it.
-Mr. And Mrs. Joe Workman returned to town last week after spending several days visiting at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barr. While there Joe helped Charlie butcher seven fat hogs and how he was induced to leave such an abundant supply of tenderloin and spare ribs is unaccountable.
-The ladies of the Eastern Star gave little Roswell Wright Donahoo a "shower" last Friday afternoon at his home on West Hill. The little fellow received knit jackets, gowns, booties and lots of tasteful and dainty little articles appropriate and useful in the wardrobe of a boy only two weeks old for which he is no doubt thankful.
-Clarence Giessman returned last week from Kansas City, where he entered into a contract to repaint and repair the Durham Tobacco bulletin boards along the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad lines from Kansas City , Mo., to Trinidad, Colo. And is preparing to leave and begin work next week. Mrs. Giessman will accompany him and he expects that the work will occupy most of the ensuing year.

Death of John O. Boone
John O. Boone died at his home in Clio, Iowa, Jan 27, 1912. The funeral was conducted at the residence and interment was in Clio Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and by his first marriage, W. Scott Boone, age 32, and by his second marriage, Ethel J. Boone, age 11. John O . Boone was born in Clark county, Illinois, Oct. 16, 1839. Married March 30, 1879, to H. Josephine Woods, of Clark county, IL. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and passed away on Nov. 25, 1893. John O. Boone and Catherine Giesseman were married March 7, 1900, in Clio, Iowa.

Bell Lines Here
A force of workmen engaged in setting the poles for the Bell Telephone line from Princeton to Lineville arrived here last Thursday and set the poles needed on this side of the line to connect with the central office over King's store. The line of the Bell company from the north has been in working order at central office for about a month and has proved a very great convenience to everybody, especially to our business people who use the long distance line connecting with all the principal cities and towns of the west quite frequently. The line from the south which will be connected and in working order in a short time, will also add greatly to the value and convenience of the system in communicating with Kansas City, St. Joseph and St. Louis and other market cities south and west.
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-Eugene Clark, the faithful and efficient electrician and manager of the Lineville Telephone central office, has our thanks for a substantial advancement of his subscription.

Lineville Man in Trouble
A Lineville man who came to Centerville Thursday morning to take his daughter to a doctor for eye treatment is reported to have been of the opinion that he needed a bracer himself, and proceeded to find same in S. Centerville, his daughter waited for him at the depot, before going home. When he was through with his own treatment he wasn't in condition to take the daughter home, so the officers looked after the girl and proceeded to keep him in custody till the night train would take him home. He was somewhat unruly and in making the arrest he cut Officer Quigley on the wrist slightly. He gave his names as J. W. Alexander.-Centerville Iowegian.

A Big Telephone Merger
A merger of telephone companies was effected the past week when the Grand River Telephone Company and the Lineville Telephone Company consolidated and will hereafter be conducted under one management. The details have not yet been made public, if indeed they have been completed. Holders of stock in the Grand River Company have been given the option to take stock in the new concern. -The Cainsville News
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Mr. Oren O. Weagley and Miss Ethel S. Evans were married at the Christian parsonage Tuesday night. The young people are well and favorably known to all of this community. Mr. Weagley is a prosperous farmer, and Mrs. Weagley has taught school for some time in this country. Up until the holidays she was one of the teachers in the public school in Lineville. Mr. and Mrs. Weagley will go to house keeping at once on his farm about four miles from town.-Allerton News.
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Bert Haines, brakeman on the Rock Island, was killed Sunday at Tyndoll, Mo., the exact manner of his death being unknown. It is supposed that he slipped and fell from the train on account of the sleety conditions being missed by his fellow trainmen, who went back and found his dead body, which had been cut in two under the wheels of the cars. Mr. Haines was the son of Agent Haines at Seymour, and great sorrow is felt over his sad and untimely death. He had been married only three weeks ago, and had rented a house in Trenton, Mo. where he intended to move this week.
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S. D. Leachman, who has farmed the Jefferson place east of town during the past season, has decided to quit farming and move to town. He will sell his stock and farm implements at public sale before making the change.
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-A. H. Gleason over in Clinton township on east end of G. W. Lushbaugh's route is a new Tribune subscriber.
-J. O. Amis of Jefferson Township called on the Tribune Sat. to advance his subscription.
-Dr. J. B. McNamara went to Kansas City yesterday to attend a convention of the Missouri Valley Veterinary Association.

A Surprise - Last Wednesday about fifty of the relatives and friends of John W. Vincent gathered at his home, near the Mineral Springs, to celebrate his 75th birthday. The party was a complete surprise to Mr. Vincent.(Vinzant?) After partaking of a sumptuous dinner provided by the guests Mr. Vincent was presented with a large easy chair as a token of their esteem. Everybody enjoyed themselves and in the afternoon departed, wishing their host many years of life in which to enjoy himself. Among those present were Mr. Henry Vinzant, Mr. Stephen Vinzant and daughter, Altha, Mr. Wm. McDougal, Mrs. Dora Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Vinzant, Mrs. Andy McDougal, Mr. and Mrs. David Ward, Mr. Wm. Winner and daughter, Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Adelher Ward, Mr. and Mrs. John Yingling, Mr. and Mrs. ----- Vinzant, and daughter Flossie, ---Clarence, Bryan and Lloyd Vinzant, Mr. Manis McDougal, Mr. G. J. McDougal, Mrs. Rosa Barber, Misses Florence and Flora ---, Miss Flora Mobley, Mr. Eli ? .

Local News
-Hon. C. C. Dye, of Woodland, was a business visitor in the city, Fri.
-Don Moore, out on route three, has our thanks for an advance in his subscription.
-Chick Varney and wife visited Princeton Sun. afternoon.
-School janitor, B. F. Jenks was on the sick list last week, but is on duty again.
-J. A. Shira's sale at Wataga today. He has a desirable lot of stock on the sale list.
-Oscar Peck, of Morgan, brought the editor a bushel of very fine big red Jonathan apples the other day. -Mr. and Mrs. F. C. DePuy were called to Mill Grove Monday by the serious illness of Mrs. DePuy's sister.
-G. W. Drake, of the neighborhood west of town, called at this office Sat. to renew his Sub.
-Frank Wilson, of Woodland Township bestrode the goat at the Odd Fellows hall at the meeting Tuesday night of last week.
-Reno Willis out on route three ordered the Tribune sent to him for a year.
-Charley Schemp and family moved last week to the vicinity of Leon where he will work on a farm.
-Frank Hughes called at this office Thursday to have his Tribune changed to Mercer having rented his farm south of Clio and moved to that place.
-Oscar Gardner, one of the progressive young farmers out on route No. 1 was in town Monday and called at this office to put his dues in the Tribune contribution box.
-Mrs. Chas Cole of Lineville returned home Tues. after a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Boysal. Mr. Boysal has been sick for some time but is better.-Seymour Leader.
-Wm. H. Hashman, who with his wife and child have been visiting at the home of his father, Andrew Hashman, south of town, several weeks was a pleasant visitor to the editor on Fri. They have resided on a claim in north western Nebraska for the past 4 years and will return to it in the spring.

CLIO
-Miss Anna Donald, of near Cordon, arrived Wednesday and is visiting with her sister, Mrs. L. E. Shell, and family.
-John O. Boone, aged about 72 years, died at his home in Clio on Saturday morning at 7:30 and was buried after short services at the house at 2 p.m. Sunday, participated in by C. Shriver and Rev. Prof. Winner. His remains were deposited in their last resting place in the Clio cemetery. Mr. Boone has been a resident of Clio for many years and has been well known as an honest upright citizen.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jess Elson got located in their home the first part of the week.

R. F. D. No. 4
-There was a box supper at Center school house last Friday night, for the purpose of raising funds to buy an organ for the school. There were 16 boxes' sold and they netted $12.85. The teacher had a program arranged which all enjoyed.
-Mrs. E. J. Casey is visiting this week with her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Buckingham.
-Ad Shriver has had the grip for the last week.
-F. Hanner had the bad luck to lose his family home last Friday.
-Green Duncan has his feet under the table about five times a day; he says they give him such small meals.
-The Lee Lewis children have the mumps.
-Roy Rynor has moved to the Frank Hughes farm.
-While coasting down hill, Elsie Moon fell off the sled and sprained her ankle.

BRACEWELL
-Glen Warner is building a house for himself 12X30 on the Anda Evans place.
-Mrs. Merle Bracewell's sister and husband, Mr. Dehn, also her other sister, Mrs. King are here on a visit.
-Lucius Snow, son of A. A. Snow and formerly of this place, has bought a farm in Oklahoma to which he has moved from California.
-Mrs. Bracewell was at Leon one day last week.
-Mr. Derham, who has been absent from this vicinity for a number of years has returned from Missouri
-Merle Bracewell has been having the grip.
-There was a dance at Dick Owen's Monday night.
-They had a surprise oyster supper and dance for Mrs. Minnie Clay in honor of her nineteenth birthday last week.
-Walter Clay had a young dance of about seven couples at his home last week.
-Clays have rented a place near Clint Dyes and will move there shortly.
-Uncle Johnny Fisher got out from Lineville last week. It is not known whether he saw his shadow or not; but last report was he was still a roosting in his new den.

WOODLAND
-Freely Beavers delivered hogs at Leon Monday.
-W. H. Coontz and Miss Alta Lockwood stayed with Mrs. R. D. Lockwood Monday and Tuesday while R. D. was attending court at Leon.
-Miss Nora Rains returned Tuesday from a months visit at the Mr. and Mrs. Novia Rains home south of Lineville.
-Mrs. Addie Richardson visited a few days the past week at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood.
-J. S. Beavers, J. E., J. L. and Will were business callers at the county seat Thursday.
-Dr. McNay, of Garden Grove, has been here several times the past week doctoring two valuable horses for Ray Beavers, which have been very bad with lung fever.
-H. H. Coontz, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood and Miss Alta Lockwood were visitors Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lockwood.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Lockwood were visitors Friday of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Emmack.
-An oyster supper and dance was given at the Joe Clay home Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. Clay'' birthday. A large crowd was in attendance.
-Mrs. Addie Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood were entertained at the J. D. Lockwood home Friday.
-Charley Dyer has quit working for L. L. Richardson, near Leon and is working for T. C. Lane.
-Mr. and Mrs. Oka Beavers moved Monday to the J. S. Beavers farm.
-Will Akes sold and delivered corn to K. P. Baker Tuesday.
-W. P. and Ellis Newlin and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lane were Lineville callers Friday.
-J. E. and Pearl Coontz, Ernest F. Mart and Myrtle Newlin were Leon callers Saturday.
-Elvin Adair is confined to the house with the mumps.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McGhee, accompanied Leo McGhee to his home at Lineville Wed.
-George Berthards and family were guests of Mrs. Mary Berthards.
-Ellis Cain stayed a few days at the Orville Brown home while Mr. Brown was attending court at Leon.
-Messrs. Warner and Stoner, of Leon, were looking after business affairs here Tuesday. Mr. Stoner tuned Mrs. Erle L. Beavers piano.
-Archie Cowden was an over Sun. visitor at the A. Aten home, near High Point.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lane were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lentz.
-About 40 invited guests enjoyed a party Saturday night at the S. T. McDowell home.
-Miss Elsie Moon spent Sunday with home folks near Big Springs.
-Leo Grogan, from near Leon, was an over Sunday guest here with friends.
-Miss Coy Lane was an over Sunday guest of Erema and Ione Woolman.
-Miss Mary Davis, teacher of the Riddle school, spent Sun. with home folks near Garden Grove.
-Several young people of this vicinity attended the literary at the Cunningham school house Friday evening.
-A. Aten and wife, who lived on the Vogt farm, moved last week to the Capt. Alexander farm, 1 ½ miles east of High Point.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. T Lane were visiting at Garden Grove Monday, with Mrs. Ann Lane.
-W. W. White, of Ohio, a horse buyer, was here the past week and bought twenty head of horses in this vicinity.
-Miss Adah Petty went Sunday for a few days visit with her sister Mrs. ?ita Beavers.
-Alfred Petty, purchased a fine driving team of Miles McCarty the past week.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
February 15, 1912
Austin and Austin, Publishers

Thirty-Five Years Ago - Taken From Files of the Tribune - May 2nd 1877
-Abner George has moved to Princeton from Cottonwood.
-J. S. Saylors is building a large 2-story house on the hill west of Cottage Park.
-Tom Laughlin has bought the ground in the rear of Saylor's and Wright Bros. & Co. stores, extending to the alley west and report says he will establish a lumber yard.
-J. S. Saylors is making preparation to complete his brick residence. Work will commence on it next week.
-The Presbyterian sociable met at J. A. Johnson's residence last week and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson being absent, Miss Mollie Mead presided as hostess and dispensed hospitalities of the occasion with characteristic grace and dignity.
-The M. E. church, South, lot has been fenced with a neat and substantial fence. Dr. Prather standing the expense being reimbursed by 20 feet of ground off the north part of the lot which has added to his residence property, thus greatly improving the appearance of both.
-We understand the city council has taken action in the long neglected matter of procuring a suitable site for a cemetery on the Iowa side and opened negotiations for the purchase of 10 acres of ground comprising part of the Davis farm north of town. We hope they will push the enterprise to an early completion.
-Collins has just opened a large stock of queensware, glassware and lamp goods at low prices. Mr. Collins is successor to Molleston & Lovett.
-D. D. Shirley, who has been quite sick for several days with bilious fever, is able to be out again.
-Dr. Hill has bought the "Red Front" building on the east side of Main street and is fitting it up for an office.
-We are pleased to know that our esteemed friend, Rev. P. J. Vollmer has been reappointed to the pastorate of the M. E. church at this place. He is an earnest worker in the Lord's vineyard and a pleasant and agreeable gentleman.
-Thos. J. Crowley, an itinerant blacksmith, who has been employed in the W. F. Timmons shop for the past few months, died very suddenly of pneumonia yesterday at the residence of L. C. Dunlap in this place.
-Oliver Brant has entered into partnership with Ike Phillips in the butchering business.
-At the present writing it is tolerable certain that we have sold the Tribune office to H. M. Belvel. The trade by transfer of property. If the bargain is consummated our connection with the Tribune will cease with the next issue.
-Josiah Adkinson is putting up a small dwelling in the Saylors addition. Jake Thompson also has material on the ground for a house in the same part of town.
-Tom Laughlin has commenced the erection of a fine dwelling house in Lovett's addition, size 28x28, two stories, and neat style of architecture. Collins is the builder.
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January School Report
Ninth grade: Preston Whan 95 per cent, Eugene Kreider 92.
Eighth grade: Utah McGhee 93 ½ , Vivian Cravens 93 ¼.
Seventh grade: Lois Duden 94, Max Greenlee 94, Margie Molleston 94.
Sixth grade: Isaphene McKinney 95, Marie Clark 95.
Fifth grade: Florence Danielson 91, Gladys Black 92, Iva McCarty 92.
Fourth grade: Una Duden 97, Erma Laughlin 95.
Third grade: Mary Molleston 97, Jessie McCarty 97, Leta Duden 96, Mae McCarty 99.
Second Grade: Homer Casey 98, George Greenlee 98.
First Grade: Ida Vee Wheeler 99, Bessie Bryan 99, Winifred Laughlin 98.

Traded Grocery Stock For Farm
L. E. Blanchard, the well known groceryman on the east side of the square, last week traded his stock to Henry W. Moss, and his son-in-law, Ed Judson of Princeton, for an improved 100-acre farm near the Farley church north of Princeton, and both Moss and Judson were here the first of the week packing and shipping the goods to Princeton where they are running a combined grocery and meat market on the south side of the square. The stock was not, invoiced and a lump trade was made. Mr. Blanchard contemplates a trip to Western Nebraska soon with the view of locating on homesteads for himself and two boys.

Shoulder Dislocated, Dr. Huff was called to Jefferson township Tuesday to reduce a dislocated shoulder for Schell Elson. The young man was driving in a top buggy when the vehicle slid to one side of the road on the ice upsetting it against the bank. Schell, striking the bank with such force as to dislocate his shoulder. The buggy rebounded to an upright position without throwing Elson out, but the dislocation was not so accommodating and the doctor had to be called.

Lineville Mineral Springs
Dave Kohler, manager of the Mineral Springs returned last week from Creston where he had taken his mother to her home several weeks ago and remained to visit, and while there a meeting with the stock holders of the Mineral Springs company was held and Mr. Kohler was elected business manager for another year. The proposition to build a modern hotel and sanatorium at Lineville and pump the water from the Springs to it through an underground pipe was laid before the meeting by Mr. Kohler and seriously discussed by the stockholders. The plan was regarded as entirely feasible and Mr. Kohler is of the opinion that it will ultimately be done.

J. R. Bowsher in Town
J. R. Bowsher, of Leon was in the city a couple of hours last Wednesday waiting for the train enroute to Princeton and gave this office a pleasant business and social call. The Bowsher's now own the Beaumont farm of 380 acres which they have leased for three years to the present occupant and former owner, Mr. J. F. Ellis. Jim says he is in the implement and vehicle business in Leon with a branch house at Pleasanton and expects to do a big business the ensuing season. He has the Studebaker and Maxwell automobiles and also expects to sell many machines and also expects to see many machines before the season is over.

Big fire at Mercer
Alley & Sons Big Department Store Burns - Loss $50,000.
J. H. Alley & Sons big department store at Mercer was totally destroyed by fire on last Sunday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, nothing of the immense stock was saved, the interior being a seething mass of flames which were bursting from the windows when the fire was discovered. The Alley's estimate their loss in round figures at $50,000 with insurance amounting to about $19,000. The building, which was of brick, belonged to Hadley Alley of Princeton who held insurance on it to the amount of $5,000. A dwelling house belonging to Mr. Hollingsworth situated adjoining the store on the east was also burned, the loss being partly covered by insurance. Messers Alley & Sons will probably make arrangements for resuming business, but their future plans have not yet been given out.

Mrs. Tadlock Gets a Pension
A. N. Harring received a telegram last week from our congressman, Hon. H. M. Towner, stating the special bill granting a pension of $12.00 per month to Aunt Patsy Tadlock, widow of the late Ben Tadlock of this place, had passed the lower house of congress. Her late husband was a Mexican War pensioner for more than twenty years, but owing to some provisions of the law which seem inconsistent, the department ruled that the widow was not entitled to a pension under the circumstances. Congressman Towner has appealed to and immediately introduced a special bill for her relief which will no doubt pass the Senate and become a law.

Sends Tribune to Her Children
Mrs. M. J. Henry gave this office a call Monday and paid subscriptions for another year for her mother, Mrs. Sol Litton, of this place, and also for her daughter, Mrs. Addie Evans, of Des Moines, Iowa, her son, Will Henry of Quinter, Kansas, and her son Hazzie Henry of Tulsa, Okla. All of her three children to whom she sends the Tribune, were born and reared here and Mrs. Henry could not give them anything costing so little that would give them so much satisfaction.

Married at Princeton Mr. John Bellows and Mrs. Rose ?lott-Singer, both of this place, were married at Princeton on last Saturday, and are now enjoying connubial felicity in a suite of rooms in A. C. Kemp's residence in Lineville. Neither of them could be classed as "spring chickens." John having been a sly and wary old bachelor for several decades and how he could have been coaxed off the Christmas tree is a mystery.

Off For The West Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Giessman departed Saturday for Kansas City to prepare for starting out on an all summer tour westward with a wagon team and camping outfit. Mr. Giessman contracted to repair and re-paint the Bull Durham tobacco bulletin boards along the lines of the Santa Fe as far west as Trinidad, Colo. And the Union Pacific from Denver to Kansas City. He shipped his team, wagon and outfit to Kansas City by rail.

LOCAL NEWS
-Mrs. Mattie Calbreath went to Corydon last week to spend a few days visiting her aged aunt, Mrs. Robb, who is suffering from paralysis.
-Henry Jones who has been a subscriber to the Tribune for several years, was in the other day to pay for another year.
-J. W. Gaul of Mercer county, took the train Monday for a visit to relatives in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, where he was born and reared.
-We are glad to hear that Mr. Berry Logan who has been confined to his home for several weeks by a painful carbuncle on one of his legs, is able to be about again.
-Oscar Peck of Morgan, brought in a car load of corn fattened lambs of his own feeding last Sat. morning and left that evening with them for the Chicago market.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mullinnix went down to Trenton Sunday afternoon to visit Mr. Mullinnix's uncle. R. L. Whittaker, who is seriously ill. They returned on No. 2 Monday morning.
-Dr. Thos. Clarkson and family are preparing to move to Colorado Springs, Colo, within a few weeks, having traded their dwelling property on West Hill to Clarence Giesseman for dwelling property at Colorado Springs.
-Undertaker O. O. Greenlee, was called to Pleasanton last Thursday to embalm, the remains of Wm. Thorpe, of the grocery firm of Thorpe Bros., who passed away that morning. Mrs. Nellie Beach accompanied Mr. Greenlee to make a short visit to her Pleasanton relatives and friends.
-Perry McGhee of Clinton township visited the Tribune office Saturday to have bills printed for a sale of his personal property to be held Feb 22nd. He is preparing to move to Corydon and run the Palace Hotel, the property having been recently traded for by J. M. Holder of the Clio neighbor.
-Park Bryan, of the north part of town was among the callers at the Tribune office the other day to pay his subscription for another year. Park bought the fairgrounds amphitheater at a sale last fall and has been engaged during the winter taking it down and moving it to his farm six miles northeast of town and informing us that he will get nearly enough good frame timbers and materials out of it to build a large barn on his place.

Killed in Texas - W. C. Dalton Well Known Here Meets Death by Accident.
A telegram was received last Saturday by R. J. Phillips from his sister, Mrs. Della Dalton, of Waxahachie, Texas, stating W. C. Dalton had been killed, but no particulars were given. Mrs. Dalton who is proprietor of a millinery store at Waxachachie was in St. Louis and had received a message from home carrying to her the sad message of her husband's death and she wired her relatives at Lineville. Mr. Phillips and his sister, Mrs. Lou Byrd left by the Sunday morning train for Waxahachie, and at the time this is written no word has been received from them in regard to the manner of Mr. Dalton's death. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton visited with their Lineville relatives last summer. Later:--Just before going to press we learn by a Waxahachie paper received by D. A. Byrd that Mr. Dalton lost his life by the over-turning of his automobile as he and his son Arthur, and Mr. Luther Bentley were riding on the outskirts of the city. Mr. Dalton and Mr. Bentley were caught under the car, the former being instantly killed and the latter quite seriously injured. The boy escaped injury. The full details of the accident will be published next week.

Death Of An Old Citizen
James S. Poland, the well known old and respected citizen of this place, passed away at his home near the depot about 12 o'clock Tuesday night after an illness of only a few days of pneumonia. He was in the 80th year of his age and had been a resident of this vicinity about forty years. He leaves a widow and four grandchildren, Mrs. Geo. Beal and Mrs. Ben Talbot and Marion Dooley, of Numa, Ia., and Levi Dooley of this vicinity. The funeral was held yesterday from the late home of the deceased at 4 o'clock p.m. services being conducted by Rev. F. M. Stephenson, following which the remains were interred at Evergreen cemetery by the side of the remains of his first wife who passed away several years ago.

CLIO
-The young folks of the Christian Endeavor society of the Disciples church are arranging as we write to have a Valentine party at the home of Miss Carrie Hutchinson on Wednesday night of this week.
-Mrs. J. E. Scott and Miss Edna Barker made a trip partly business and partly sight-seeing to Centerville, Monday.
-Mrs. Edgar Laughlin and children drove up from Cleopatra, Mo., and spent Sabbath at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Scott.
-Ex-mayor Edwin D. Clapp returned Thursday form Odessa, N.Y. where he had visited his parents in their new home.
-Rev. Hugh Guy, of Kansas City, a Divinity student of Drake University has been employed by the Christian church for half his time.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Cousins have been entertaining their sister, Mrs. Lena Picker of Ravanna, Mo.

Public Sale
I will sell at public sale on the Newt Hollars farm 5 miles southwest of Lineville, on Thursday, Feb 22, 1912 the following:
4 head of horses, Consisting of 2 brood mares, 7 and 9 years old, both heavy with foal and both in good flesh; one 2 year old bay gelding and 1 filly coming 3-years old.
Milch cow and 8 head of Hogs.
Ten or twelve chickens
Implements, Grain, etc.
Buggy, wagon, 2 set of work harness steel harrow; 2 stirring plows; John Deer corn planter, 2 cultivators; mowing machine, bull rake; about 100 bushels of corn; about 2 tons of hay and some household goods.
Terms: 9 months time without interest if paid when due, if not so paid to draw 8 per cent interest from date; sums of $5.00 and under cash. 5 per cent discount for cash.
R. W. Heumphreus -- Ott Moore, Auctioneer
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-The Embroidery Club meets with Mrs. Leah Molleston, Tuesday Feb. 20, 1912.

BRACEWELL
-Fay Osborn had a sale Monday. He will move onto the John Reese place which he has bought. Dick Owens who now lives there will move away.
-Wm. Ewing who lives on the Thos. Stephen place bought three dozen chickens of Earnest Elsey, at $5.00 a dozen.
-A. A. Snow and Fletch Grove are sending to Beatrice, Neb. For a shipment of fruit trees.
-The young people had a party at C. H. Tremby's the other night.
-Some people account for the long cold spell from an old rule that the wind will not blow from any other direction for more than 12 hours at a time, in 40 days from where it was on new Year's Day. This has proved true this year, almost continuous north west wind. Uncle Johnny fisher says the time is up, it can come from other directions now.
-Geo. Jennings has quit sawing until the logs thaw out.

Route No. 4
-Mrs. Brown of Grand Junction, Co., who formerly was Miss Anna Hayner, is visiting relatives near Clio.
-The Hayner and Lewis children who have had the mumps are getting better.
-Green Duncan is able to be about again after three months illness.
-Mrs. Myrtle Hays who has spent the winter with her father left this week for Southern Missouri to join her husband.
-Ollin Moon has gone to live with his aunt, Mrs. Huff of Cainsville, Mo.

A Bank statement by the Clio State Savings Bank is signed:
State of Iowa - Wayne County,
We H. M. Speer, President; A. J. Lewis, Vice-President; and C. R. Shriver, Cashier of the Bank above named, do solemnly swear that the forgoing statement is full, true and correct to the best our knowledge, etc.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence by C. R. Shriver and H. M. Speer and A. J. Lewis, this 13th day of Feby. 1912. - W. A. Bruner. Notary Public in and for Wayne County.
Attested by: M. R. Marick, N. O. Speer, Directors.

WOODLAND
-Roy, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee, died Sunday evening about 7:30 o'clock after an illness of only two days. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community.
-Fay and Fred Beavers spent Saturday at the Guy Beavers home near Leon.
-W. T. Lane and Chas Carlson were business callers at Lineville Monday.
-L. D. Rose and son, Ralph, were at the county seat Tuesday.
-E. A. Cartwright delivered hogs at Lineville Tuesday.
-Leon McGhee, of Lineville, visited Monday at the home of his brother, Jesse.
-Mr. Warner, of Leon, was here on business Tuesday.
-Miss Olive Coontz has been very ill the past week with pneumonia. Miss Millen a trained nurse from Des Moines, has been caring for her. She is improving of this writing.
-Ellis Cain was visiting at Leon Wednesday.
-Eula and Onel Keller, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gochenour, from near Leon were over Sunday guests at the Jesse Still home.
-There will be a dance at the Yeoman hall Friday evening, Feb. 16. Everyone invited.
-Earl L. Beavers departed Monday for Keokuk, where he will purchase goods for his general store, also will visit Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rayn at Ft. Madison while he is absent.
-Fern, George and Miss Letha Lane, children of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Lane, have been very sick the past week.
-Miss Mary Davis ate Sunday dinner with Misses Erma and Ione Woolman.
-Miss Elsie McDowell went to Leon Sunday and will stay at the Harry Penniwell home and attend Leon high school.
-Freely Beavers delivered hogs at Leon Saturday for Novia S. Beavers.
-A few young people from here attended an oyster supper at the C. Trimbly home south of here, Saturday night.
-Ed Rushing of Humeston and Clarence Bartlett of Garden Grove, were here Saturday and purchased a team of horses of O. Vanderpool.
-Our mail carrier, Curtis Knapp, was sick Friday, and his brother, V. C. carried the mail.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lockwood and daughter, Alta, were Leon callers last Tuesday.
-Sheriff J. E. Andrews, of Leon, was in this vicinity on business Wed.
-Mrs. J. S. Beavers fell on the ice Fri. evening and cut a gash in her forehead. Dr Lovett was called and dressed the wound and she is getting along nicely at this writing.
-The B. A. Y. held their regular meeting at their hall Friday evening.
-Will Lentz and Bertha Smith attended meeting at High Point Fri. evening.
-Several young folks from here attended a dance at the L. L. Richardson home Wed. night.
-P. E. Hutchinson commenced his work as assessor Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood visited Tuesday at the Roy Beavers home.
-Sarah Lane spent Thursday night at the Frederica Rains home with her cousin Bertha Smith.
-Alonzo Bright, of Leon and Mrs. Russell Aton, of High Point, visited Fri. at the E. A. Bright home.
-Mrs. B. A. Rayn, Mrs. Lucretia Giessman and Mrs. Addie Richardson were on the sick list the latter part of the week.
-Bright & Cox traded their stock of dry goods to H. O. Petty, who will take possession Monday and conduct a general store.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee visited Friday at the Davis home in Morgan township.
-Eli Hutchinson and A. Perkins were Leon callers, Friday.

LOCAL NEWS
-Wm. Mobley west of town, is a new subscriber to the Tribune.
-Ernest Elsey, out on Route No. 3, is a new subscriber to the Tribune.
-C. F. LeCompte has been appointed postmaster at Corydon for another four years.
-George Warnock and family moved to town last week and occupy one of E. R. Belvel's houses in the north part of town.
-Ed. McCleary and wife, of Clio neighborhood, were down visiting over Sunday with Mrs. McCleary's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gammill, and while here Ed, took time to call at this office and order the Tribune sent for a year.
-Our old time friend, Dolph Moore, of Vernon, Texas, has our thanks for $2.00 on subscription.
-Mr. Addison Shriver, one of Grand River township's most successful and substantial farmers, called at their office Thursday and advanced his subscription another year.
-Frank Cross, a bricklayer who had been arrested and brought to Bethany charged with abandoning his family, hanged himself in the jail at that place on Tuesday of last week.
-W. S. Dick, who lives northwest of Humeston, was in town yesterday for the first time in four months. He has been seriously ill with stomach trouble but is feeling much better.-Humeston Era.
-Hon. C. C. Dye, of Woodland, was a visitor at this office Thursday to renew his subscription to Tribune. He is still compelled to use crutches in getting about but his fractured leg and ankle is improving slowly.
-D. M. Allen, a well known farmer residing 12 miles east of this place, brought a load of poultry consisting of turkeys, chickens and ducks, to Lineville last week and sold them to the Anderson Produce company at top prices. His check amounted to over $100.00.
-Mr. Wm. Allard of Woodland township, lessee of the Abe Jordan farm, was a visitor at this office Saturday to order bills for a public sale of stock at the Jordan place on Fri. Feb. 23. Mr. Allard recently purchased the Harvey Dye farm in that neighborhood at $50 per acre and will move to it March 1st.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., IA
February 22, 1912
Austin & Austin, Publishers

Thirty-Five Years Ago - Taken from Files of the Tribune Published in 1877
-Harve Lovett spent a few days of this week in Lineville.
-The VanDeveers moved into their new home on Monday, a decidedly neat and convenient building.
-Scott Wright has just sprouted his pin-feathers as a "bummer," having taken a situation as traveling salesman for W. E. Steck, manufacturer of cigars, Plattsburg, Mo.
-Young Dillard, who playfully threw a bottle through a car window hitting and severely injuring a passenger, has been released on bail.
-The Supreme Court has decided that all bridges less than forty feet in length are township bridges, and that the township road tax must be applied to building and repairing them.
-The European war has not affected the price of a straight drunk in Lineville and Mayor Rockhld holds the boys to the old figures of $3.50 with a decided tendency to "pile it on" for ornamental flourishes and superfluous extras.
-Jim Farrell has been heard from at Great Bend, Kansas. When he entered the state the grasshoppers fled in dismay, and the Kansans now strew flowers in his path and hail him as a deliverer. His all fired hungry look is what did the business.
-A few nights since some prowling sneak thief stole a set of harness from Mack Girdner, living south of town. Mack and his neighbors generally are well satisfied who the scoundrel is and it is expected that evidence enough will soon be obtained to warrant his arrest.
-E. R. Belvel, treasurer of the M. E. Mite society deposited something over fifteen dollars in the bank the other day, the accumulated "mites" of the society since its organization last fall. The good such societies do in cultivating and encouraging social intercourse in a community cannot be estimated in dollars and cents.
-The corner stone of Saylor's new residence was laid on Tuesday and although no ceremonies were performed, the event attracted the attention of a number of citizens. A receptacle was made in it, in which were deposited two copies of the New Testament, two copies of the Lineville Tribune, one copy of the Corydon Times, an almanac of 1877, several coins, fractional currency, the names of architect and the workmen engaged in its erection beside various other trinkets and memoranda furnished by persons who took the occasion to hand down their names and relics to remote posterity, and to show their appreciation of the enterprise of the whole-souled proprietor.

Child Burned To Death
A little 4-year-old daughter of John McIntosh, who lives six miles Southwest of this place, was burned to death last Thursday afternoon and a younger child badly, but not fatally burned. During the temporary absence of the mother from the house the children either played with matches or the fire in the stove and their clothing became ignited. When the mother returned to the house it was filled with smoke and a bed on which the older child had apparently taken refuge when its clothing took fire, was in flames. Medical aid was summoned but nothing could be done to save the life of the eldest child, and death relieved her of her sufferings in a short time. The parents have the deepest sympathy of all.

Pedigreed Collie Puppies For Sale
Sable and white, from registered stock, price males $7.50, females, $5; also have one male pup not eligible to register, about three months old, $5; all sired by Parbold Unit, A.K.C 156864; he by Ch. Parbold Paganini, Dam of puppies Fancy Queen, A.K.C. 137281 Parbold Unit at stud fee $5. Parbold Unit has seven champions on sire's side in four generations, and five on dam's side Ivan W. Austin, Lineville, Iowa

Township Trustee Meeting
A special meeting of the trustees of Grand River township will be held in the parlors of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lineville, Iowa on Saturday, March 16, 1912, for the purpose of letting the contract for the road work for the ensuing year.-J. T. Forster, Township clerk.

Hugh Teale Sentenced
Judge H. K. Evans was in Leon Wednesday morning to hear the motion for a new trial in the case of State vs. Hugh Teale. The motion for a new hearing was overruled. The defendant was sentenced to the reformatory at Anamosa for an indeterminate period of not to exceed eight years and to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of the trial. The appeal bond, fixed at $3,000, was arranged and the defendant given his liberty pending an appeal to the Supreme Court.

Obituary
James Leroy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee, was born in Wayne County, Iowa, Feb 11., 1912, being 2 years 4 months of age. Our Heavenly father has removed from our midst a precious little flower that bloomed in our home and now has faded away to be missed by those who loved and cherished him. He leaves a father, mother and two brothers to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the A. C. church, conducted by Rev. Stevenson of Lineville, and interment was made at the Corder cemetery. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the little body to its last resting place.

A Fine Monument
Greenlee & Logan recently completed the erection of a fine monument on the P. D. Brown burial lot, at South Lineville Cemetery by placing the large polished granite die on the foundation which had been set last fall. It stands in the middle of the lot, or rather double lot, southeast portion of the cemetery and is certainly a very beautiful and substantial monument.

The Local News
-Mrs. Anna Queen, of Leadville, Co. has our thanks for renewing her subscription, also sending the paper to Mrs. Watkins at Pawhuska, Okla.
-Uncle Ben Cravens is engaged in doing, the work of assessing Grand River Township. He is in his 80th year and does all the writing without the aid of glasses, but says he will not stand for being elected to do the work another year.
-Muriel Bracewell took out a feed and meal grinder and a portable gasoline engine last week with which he can grind meal for pancakes, feed for the chickens, saw wood, run the cream separator, and various other odd jobs about the house and farm.
-Ransom Heumphreus, who has been farming the Newt Hollars place during the past year, has a sale of his stock and personal property today. He intends taking a trip through Okla. with the view of locating in that country.
-Oliver Rockhold has traded his 80 acre farm near Mt. Olive church, north of town, to Billy Sinclair for a farm of 120 acres north of Weldon and is preparing to move to the latter place this spring. Oliver is an industrious and successful young farmer and we are sorry to lose him from this vicinity.
-R. W. Martin, of Mercer County, who has been a subscriber of the Tribune since its first number was printed, was a visitor at this office last week to renew his subscription for the 40th time. He also advanced the subscription of the copy going to his son, Homer; at Torrington, Wyo., another year.
-Hon. C. W. Steele won a notable legal victory at Leon last week when he succeeded in convicting Hugh Teale of being implicated in the murder of Bertha Zornes a little over a year ago. Mr. Steele was employed by the state and he made the closing speech for the prosecution which more than any one else was responsible for the conviction of the criminal.
-Mrs. Ida Betts and husband of Colorado Springs, Co. were visiting relatives in the city a few days during the past week. Mrs. Betts will be remembered as Miss Ida Lane, a daughter of the late Dan Lane, and the former resident of this place, but has been living in the west for the past 18 or 20 years. She and her husband were on their way to Chicago where they will visit for some time before returning to Co.

WOODLAND
-Zearl Bethards and J. N. Bethards were Lineville visitors Mon. -Mrs. Mary Beavers has been visiting the past week at the home of her son, W. C. Beavers.
-V. T. Massey was a Garden Grove caller Wed.
-Geo. Johnson and family visited Mon. at the Ed. Patton home.
-Dr. E. Lovett reported the birth of a daughter at the Brenton home Feb. 1, and a son at the Bennett home Feb. 13, both residing east of town; also a son at the Lawrence Poland home, Feb. 16, near Morgan. Mrs. Brenton was formerly Miss Mable Fortune.
-Miss Rachel Vandenburg went Tuesday to assist Mrs. Frank Kendall, who resides east of Garden Grove, with her household duties.
-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ross were Leon callers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John McCalla were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Emmack.
-A number from here attended a dance at the Gloshen home east of town last Monday night.
-The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Nickleson has been quite sick.
-Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood were guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Beavers.
-F. C. Baker, of Oklahoma, is visiting his uncle, K. P. Baker and friends.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gloshen of Trenton, Mo, were guests the past week at the Steve Vaughn and Fred Gloshen homes.
-Elder H. D. Filmore, of Villisca filled his regular appointment here at the A. C. church Saturday night, Sun. and Sat. night.
-Remember the box supper at the Yeoman hall Friday evening, Feb 23.
-Ralph McDowell assisted O. Vanderpool deliver a team of horses to Garden Grove Thursday.
-Misses Ruth Beavers and Elsie McDowell, who are attending Leon school, and Miss Grace Beavers, who is attending Seratch Eye school, spent Sat. and Sun. with home folks.
-Earl L. Beavers returned Thursday from a business trip to Keokuk.
-Misses Beulah and Jessie Brooke of Leon attended the dance here last Fri. evening.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ed Patton, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Beavers, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood, Freely Beavers and Ellis Cain were business callers at Leon Friday.
-The dance at the Yeoman hall Friday night was the largest given this winter, 41 tickets being sold. -Floyd and Bessie McClain spent Saturday night at the S. T. McDowell home.
-Mrs. Barber of Allerton who is visiting here with her daughter Mrs. J. McGhee, is very ill at this writing.
-Misses Cora and Lizzie Bethards Erma Woolman, Dr. C. E. Lovett, Roy Beavers, W. B. Massey, J. N. Bethards and Fay Osborn were Leon visitors Saturday.
-Miss Lenna King entertained Sunday at dinner Miss Bertha Smith, E. F. Newlin and Earl Amos.
-Mr. Jas. McGhee and son, Leo of Lineville, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McGhee of near Clio, Mrs. Davis and daughter, Edna, of near Morgan, Mrs. Mary Barber, of Allerton, Mr. and Mrs. Perry McGhee of Clio, Mrs. Jas. Fisher, of Morgan, attended the funeral of the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee.
-Miss Erma Woolman was a Sun. guest of her friend Hildah Riddle.

Cows For Sale
Fifteen head of selected milch cows all due to bring calves from the 15th of March to the 15th of April, and are from 5 to 8 years old. Call on or address me at my farm 4 miles southeast of Lineville, Iowa. Jas. M. Brown.

CLIO
-Mr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Wright went to St. Joseph, Mo. Wed. night of last week to select their stock of goods for spring and summer market at the large corner brick store.
-Wm. Gardner, who has just completed a course at the Barbers College at Des Moines is expected home for a few days before beginning work at some place not yet mentioned.
-Hail Elson is now in Des Moines taking a course at the Barbers College.
-L. E. Shell and family returned home from a visit of some days with the parents of Mr. Shell and those of Mrs. Shell in the neighborhood of Corydon Sunday.
-Mr. J. S. Sprague's father, Mr. R. S. Mathews, of Rock Island, Ills., returned home Sun. afternoon.
-On account of services at the Highland Baptist church, also the unfavorable weather conditions, the box supper and entertainment at the Methodist church, which was announced for Washington's birthday, is postponed until Thursday, Feb. 29.
-Carl Cook, having secured a place in a barber shop at Winfield, Iowa, left Wednesday of last week for that point.
-Clio is soon to have another barber shop, if current news are correct. Ed Shell who formerly ran a shop here we are informed, will soon open up in M. R. Merrick's Main street building.
-During the past week Frame and Sherman have shipped to Kansas City two carloads of hogs and sold a part load small hogs to Taylor Wright, which he will feed more before marketing and a number of cattle which Wright drove to Lineville to fill out a shipment there.
-Frank Cain, one of Allerton's best blacksmiths, has been employed by E. E. Cass and began work Tuesday morning.
-Dr. F. A. Hemenway reports a fine boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dunbar.
-Jess Amis arrived home from his northern Iowa visit Tuesday morning.
-Our friend, Charles A. Owen, has been united in marriage to one of the ladies of Mercer, Mo. We have not learned her maiden name, but wish them both joy and prosperity.

BRACEWELL
-Ernest Elsey is preparing to go to Colorado, where he has some land. He will charter a car at Lineville. He is hauling Osage orange posts from Weldon and will ship 600 of them with his other effects.
-Lawrence Poland says the reason the prairie chickens are here this winter is that it is the only place on earth where they could keep from starving to death.
-They had another dance at Sinclair's Sat night. They waltzed around Willie. They say that they completely surprised Mrs. Ernest Elsey with the game, being her 30th birthday. We don't understand just why one would be surprised at a dance when they occur twice a week, but then that's their business and we ain't in it.
-Merle Bracewell has his gasoline engine in the harness and says it works satisfactorily.
-Dide Petty bought Bright & Cox store at Woodland. He has also traded some land for another stock of goods, so will have a large stock altogether.
-A. A. Snow has been sick for some days but manages to do his feeding.
-John Bellows and wife, the newly married couple, took lunch here while on their road from Lineville to Leon, where Mrs. Bellow's formerly , Rose Mott, father is quite sick. Mrs. Bellows seems to be a very sociable and intelligent appearing woman and (if possible) even a little better looking than John.
-Merle Bracwell's dog got one of his feet into a steel trap and it is coming off, and he is becoming a new breed of dog called tripod.

Administrator's Notice
In the district court of the State of Iowa, etc. In the matter of the estate of George W. Barker, deceased., etc Dated this 5th day of Feb., A. D. 1912, W. O. Mullinix, Administrator of said estate.

LOCAL NEWS
-Miss Lenna Walker, of Allerton, visited with her Lineville friends Sat. and Sun.
-Morrison Collins was awarded the bottle of medicine and dollar bill for being the oldest man in the show Monday night, giving his age at 78. A man of that age should have been sitting in the chimney corner at home instead of gallivanting around to shows after night. If he had been where he belonged the Tribune editor would have been a dollar ahead. Mrs. Joe Girdner of Mercer was an easy winner of the other dollar given to the oldest lady present,, none of the others acknowledged to being over 56 years.
-Eugene Kreider, the 15 year old son of J. A. Kreider, who has been dangerously ill with lung fever, is reported getting better.
-The Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. May Molleston, Tues. Feb. 27.
-Col. Wisecarver bought 13 good horses at Hardy Wasson's barn Sat. and three at Mercer. One of the best teams bought were a pair of fine draft horses from Bob Gardner, east of town. Bob manages to have a good pair to sell now and then and usually gets good prices for them.
-S. D. Leachman had a rousing sale Monday of his stock and other personal property, at the Jefferson farm east of town, and is moving to town this week. Sam will work at his old trade in the west side barber shop with L. O. Hubler, both being popular in that line. We are glad to welcome Sam and his excellent family back to town.
-Mr. A. A. Nightengale arrived home Monday night from Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he has been engaged during the past year as superintendent of construction on a new school building erected at that place. It has been over a year since he was at home and he is putting in his time getting acquainted with his family.
-Waldo Donohoo received a letter Tuesday from his brother, Rome, at Tucumcari, N.M. informing him of the birth of a fine daughter. The Tribune joins with their many friends in Lineville in congratulations to the parents and best wishes for the little lady.
-Liege Wright has purchased the Gore Hotel property from Wm. Hubler and will open it up for business as soon as it can be fitted up. Liege and his excellent wife are just the people to make it a success.

Notice of Dissolution
Notice is hereby given that the partnership herefore existing between the undersigned as Millers under the ---name and style of Wright & Varney has this day been dissolved by the withdrawal of E. G. Wright and that the business will hereafter be conducted at the same place by J. M. Varney, who has assumed the payment of all the debts of the old firm and who alone is entitled to receive payment of debts owing to it.
Dated at Lineville, Iowa, this 20th day of February, A.D. 1912-E. G. Wright, J. M. Varney.

No Fox Hunting Allowed -- Please do not ask us for permission to fox hunt on our land for we will positively not allow it. ---H. E. and F. C. Wilson.

Meat Market Moved
We have moved our meat market to the east side of the square, where we are selling all kinds of the best fresh meats at the lowest possible prices. I also buy all kinds of marketable stock. Call me up by phone before you sell your hogs and I will make you money.-G. H. Wallace
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-Mr. and Mrs. George Beal, of Numa were called here last week by the illness and death of Mrs. Beal's grandfather, J. S. Poland, and were of much assistance to the bereaved widow and family in their trying ordeal.
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The young ladies of the Philathea class, M. E. South Sunday school, entertained a number of the young men at the home of Miss Blanche May on West Hill last Wed. night. The house was elaborately decorated in hearts in honor of the day, but the entertainment was in the nature of a leap year party, the young ladies showing their guests every courtesy they would expect on an ordinary occasion. The games kept them all busy till a late hour when a dainty two-course lunch was served.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hooker very pleasantly entertained the members of the M. E. choir last Friday night at their cozy home in South Lineville. The choir had their usual practice, and the rest of evening was spent in social conversation and in partaking of delicious ice cream and cake served by the hostess.
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Miss Lina Fisher, teacher of the first primary department of the Lineville schools, has resigned the position, to take effect March 1. Why she is giving up the place she has filled so successfully for several years are not publicly given out, but rumor ascribes it to the same old reason.
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Ransom Heumphreus' sale at the Newt Hollars farm west of town, which was advertised last week, has been called off, Ransom having rented the Warren McKinney farm and abandoned his intention of moving to Oklahoma.
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Miss Nellie Bryan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bryan, who live 2 ½ miles nortwest of town, was taken very seriously ill Saturday evening with high fever and delirium and for a few hours her life was despaired of. Three physicians were called and by prompt treatment the severity of the attack subsided and the patient became better. The case assumed the form of tonsillitis.
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-Rev. J. D. Hunt returned Saturday from a visit to his wife at Chillicothe.
-Ira Hawkins and family moved from Mrs. Eck's house to the M. E. South parsonage last week. Such an atmosphere and association may result in making a preacher out of Ira yet.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Bellows, the newlyweds, drove over to Leon last Thursday to visit friends.
-Ivan Austin had the misfortune to lose a fine Jersey cow last Saturday. She slipped into a ditch on the ice and when found was lying on her back at the bottom of the ditch dead.
-W. L. Cain, of Seymour, who is engaged in studying for the ministry, preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and evening.
-Cowan & Co. are moving their stock of groceries into the room vacated by L. E. Blanchard and Wallace & O'Harra will move their meat market into the room vacated by Cowan & Co. on the east side.
-John Bright's sale west of town last Friday was well attended and the cattle sold brought high prices.
-James F. Wright of Delphos, Kan., arrived last week on a visit to his son, Frank, at Mercer, and sister, Mrs. J. M. Varney, and other relatives and friends at Lineville. Jim looks portly and prosperous and like most Kan. Republicans, is hopeful of a big wheat crop and Roosevelt for next president.

James S. Poland
James S. Poland was born in Ohio December 8, 1832, died in Lineville, Iowa, Feb. 13, 1912, aged 79 years 2 months and 5 days. June 18, 1859, he was married to Isabelle MacIntire, who died May 30, 1892. May 30, 1905, he was married to Tibatha Steen, who with five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren survive him. The deceased was not a member of any church, but was an honest, and upright citizen, a good neighbor and a kind friend. Although unlearned in books, he had lived all his long life close to nature and was wise in his ways. In his earlier years he had been a backwoodsman and trapper and was learned and skilled in woodcraft. His mind was stored with the lore of the woods and the philosophy of nature's cares and their workings. He knew the medicinal properties of the roots, herbs and barks of the forest and even in his last illness scorned the remedies and medicines prescribed for him by skilled physicians. Thus schooled it was but natural that he should have been well posted in the laws that govern the weather conditions and as a local forecaster he had gained a wide reputation. In this as well as many other ways he will be greatly missed by the community and the memory of his humble, but useful life be long remembered.

Miss Eva Linton Dead
News has been received here of the death of Miss Eva Linton, which occurred February 6, at the home of her father, Wm. Linton in Everett, Wash. The deceased was a grand-daughter of the late J. M. Sullivan, and during her childhood and girlhood days resided with her grandparents here and attended the Lineville schools.

Notice-Proof of Will
State of Iowa, etc.
Notice is hereby given, that an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John O. Boone, deceased, etc. Tuesday, the 27th day of February, 1912, as the day for hearing proof in relation thereto.
Witness my official signature with the seal of said court hereto affixed this 29th day of Jan, 1912. F. B. Selby, Clerk District Court.
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Last Thursday was Dr. O. W. Foxworthy's 57th birthday, and his wife perpetrated a real surprise on him. Dr. was compelled to go to Weldon Thursday afternoon on business, and soon after he reached that town a phone message was sent to him that there was a party at Leon who wanted to consult him about an important case and that he must reach Leon by 6 o'clock. Dr. tried to find out who it was or some particulars, but of course the phone acted badly and the message had to be repeated and all he could learn was that it was very important for him to get home, so he hired a team and made the long drive. When he reached home he found that all the doctors and druggists in Leon were assembled to greet him and partake of an excellent supper which Mrs. Foxworthy had prepared. Dr. was sure surprised and enjoyed a very pleasant evening with his guests.-Leon Reporter.

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Lineville Tribune
Liineville, Wayne co., IA
February 29, 1912
Austin & Austin, Publishers

Thirty-Five Years Ago - Taken From Files of the Tribune Published in 1877.
-"Ide" Greenlee has secured one of the Saylors' Dollar Lots in the western addition and has commenced the erection of a house on it.
-Tom Laughlin, having bought the land on which the calaboose was located, its removal to another location becomes necessary. Tom Daughterty has been employed to do the job; and has it on wheels, but jest where it will stop is still an open question.
-Dr. Glendenning has bought 30 acres of land of Low Duncan, situated east of the (lower) graveyard and almost opposite his home place in the east part of town.
-Jid Wasson has withdrawn from the hardware firm of Wasson and Rockhold, having sold his interest to A. L. Rockhold, who will continue the business. Jid, however, is not disposed to be idle long and has bought out Ben Scott's interest in the livery business and with Wm. Scott, will constitute the firm of Scott and Wasson.
-J. S. Saylors has decided to give away all the remaining lots in the western part of the Saylors addition to persons who will guarantee to build houses on them.
-Morrison Collins and a force of workmen have commenced the erection of Col. Wright's new residence. It is to be two stories high with a modern French roof and finished up in first class style in every respect. (It is the first house off the northeast corner of the square and still is one of the best houses in town.)
-Bennie West will give another lecture at the M. E. church Tuesday of next week.
-In the issue of July 26 we see the account of the finding of Charley Ross, the famous kidnapped child of Philadelphia, at Ravanna, Mo., but I guess when the parents came to identify him he was not the boy they wanted.
-Rev. Brengle will preach at the Grove near Hardin Evans' in Decatur County on next Sabbath.
-From this issue of the Tribune, July 26, 1877, we find the account of the first great railroad strike, and several millions of dollars worth of property have been destroyed in the east and the strike is just reaching Chicago.
-Lineville Produce Market: Eggs, 6cents; butter 10c; oats 14c; rye 38c; corn 40c; timothy seed $1; lard 12c; bacon 15c; potatoes 50c.
-Thomas Arnold and Miss Laura Belle Tolliver were married at Princeton Tuesday, August 22, by the Rev. W. W. Bristow. Both of the parties are well know and respected in this community.
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Candidate For Sheriff
Mr. Geo. Hill, of Pleasanton was a pleasant caller at this office Monday and we are glad to renew our old time acquaintance with him as he was reared and spent his youthful days in this vicinity. George has announced himself as a candidate for the office of sheriff of Decatur County before the coming republican primaries. He strikes us as a man who would make an ideal sheriff, and possessed of the qualities needed in that office in a high degree. If his host of republican friends on this side of the county line could vote for him, he would get a boost that would count.

James Woods Farm Sold
Mr. James Woods last Thursday disposed of his fine farm of 240 acres known as the Lee White place, to Mr. Chris Merrick, a brother of E. Merrick who lives south of Allerton. Mr. Merrick had previously sold his farm to John McCullough. The price paid to Mr. Woods was $90 per acre. The deal was made through D. J. Smith, our wide awake real estate man. Mr. Wood plans to go to Ohio to spend some time with relatives. He came to Wayne county from Jasper county, and although only a short time a resident here, he has made a large circle of friends.-Times Republican.

Town Election
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the town of Lineville, Iowa, that an election will be held on Monday, March 25, 1912, to elect the following officers:
One Mayor, term 2 years; Five Councilmen, term 2 years; One Assessor, term 2 years; One Treasurer, term 2 years;
The polls will be opened at the town hall from 8 o'clock a.m. to 6 p.m. C. E. Swan, Mayor, J. T. Forster, Clerk.

Hurt By Mule
Ivan Austin suffered a painful injury to the fingers of his left hand last Friday while engaged in trimming the mane of a fractious mule which he had tied to the manger of a stall. While attempting to shorten the rope the animal pulled back with all his strength, catching Ivan's hand in a loop in the rope. The middle joint of the little finger was dislocated and the flesh of all the fingers was badly bruised. The hurt is quite painful and will disable the hand for some time.

Bids Received
The Cemetery association will receive bids for caretaker for the Evergreen and South cemeteries for the coming year, beginning April 1, 1912. Bids placed in the hands of T. J. Lovett or secretary of association will be considered and voted upon at the regular meeting in the F. & M. Bank parlor, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. - Flora B. Mullinix, Secretary.

The Local News
-C. M. Hull, of Keokuk, bought several head of horses at Hardy Wasson's barn Thursday.
-Mesdames Maude Lovett and Nelle Beach were hostesses last Wednesday evening to "Our Great Aim," and showed themselves to be capable entertainers. The fun provoking games were many and varied and a few musical numbers by Mrs. Hattie Rockhold and Miss Leah Lushbaugh added to the entertainment. A delicious two course lunch was served late in the evening. The table was beautifully decorated with violets and bouquets were given the guests as favors.
-Miss Margory Rockhold very pleasantly entertained the young ladies "500" club Friday evening at her home on West 3rd street. Most of the guests came in "tacky" costume, which added to the enjoyment of the occasion. The evening was spent in the usual way, A dainty two-course lunch was served. Miss Marie Litton favored the guests with some of her excellent music.
-M. E. Gammill, of near Pleasanton, will soon leave Decatur county for Colo., where he will make his future home. Mr. Gammill will hold a public sale at his farm on Monday, Feb. 6, and will soon thereafter depart to his new home-Leon Reporter
-Mrs. Johnny Jones won the diamond ring at the medicine show Saturday night, having received something less than a million votes as the most popular lady in town. Several other ladies also ran, but they did not seem to posses the winning attractiveness.
-J. T. May went to the Kansas City market last week to buy new spring goods. Later in the week he was joined by Mrs. May and his popular saleslady, Miss Coyle Logan, and the trio spent a couple of days enjoying the attractions of the city.
-The Rebekahs had a very enjoyable session Thursday evening when they initiated Mrs. Nellie Jordan into the mysteries of the degree, and afterward all did justice to an excellent lunch served by the committee, of good cooks chosen for the occasion.
-C. M. Wheeler, formerly of Leon, but now a resident of Pleasanton, is in Des Moines taking a course in watch making and repairing. After he completes the course he expects to establish a jewelry store at Pleasanton-Leon Reporter.
-Oliver Rockhold shipped his household goods, implements and other goods and departed last week with his family for their new home in Clark county, a few miles north of Weldon.
-Our valued friend, Alf Warnock, who is back on his old home farm west of town, was a visitor at this office last Thursday to renew his subscription .
-Mr. Newt Christy, of Fort Dodge, Iowa arrived Saturday morning on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Dudley Evans and family.
-Oral Winland was a caller at this office Tuesday to get bills and advertising for his sale to be held March 5 at his father's old farm near Big Springs.
-Bert Smith and family are moving this week from their home in South Lineville to J. N. Hollars' farm, five miles southwest of town.
-Elvin Hartley and Mannis McDougal left last week for McCook, Ne., where they have prospects for jobs of work.

Death of Pioneer Woman
Mrs. Helen Robb, one of the best known of the early pioneer women of Wayne county died at her home near Corydon on Sunday, Feb. 18, at the age of 80 years. She had been a widow for more than a decade, her husband, the late Wm. Robb, having died in 1901, and during her widowhood had lived for her children and grandchildren, to whom she was devoted. She came with her husband to this county in 1855 and was therefore among the earliest of the pioneers of this county. She was eminently fitted to share with her husband in the hardships and privations of life in those early days as we remember her as she was over 40 years ago, she was in the flower and prime of her of her splendid womanhood, strong, self reliant, an accomplished and daring horsewoman, among the first to respond to the call of the needy and destitute and at the fireside of the suffering, full of resources and an ideal of womanly tenderness.

She had been ill more than a year prior to her death and endured her suffering and met her end with characteristic fortitude and courage. Such a life and character could not fail to leave its impression on the community in which she lived so many years and the memory of her practical and useful life will long remain.
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The Queed Club -At the home of Mrs. Emery Duden, on East Third Street the "Queed club" gave a surprise dinner Saturday evening in honor of one of their members. By a stratagem they secured her presence, and marched to the dining room singing an original song to the tune of Lohengren's wedding march. The table was beautifully decorated in "Queed" colors, in the center being a large paper bag containing twelve cats, each cat being attached to a place card by a ribbon. The dinner progressed with much amusement. The bride's cake contained the "charm" pieces, a ring, a dime and a clove. At the close of the feast, each guest drew a cat from the bag telling a tale of its own. The last "cat out of the bag" told of the betrothal of Miss Lena Fisher of this place, and Mr. Ashley Sidney of Winterset, Iowa whose marriage will take place early in March. The club gave Miss Fisher a water color picture of daffodils, painted by the "Queed" artist. The presentation speech by one of the members told of the love and esteem in which she is held.

Hotel Wright
The former Hotel Gore has been rechristened the Hotel Wright by the new proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wright, who have been busily engaged during the past week putting in new furniture and furnishings. Everything is "bran-splinter" new and first class in all respects and the new hotel will be a model of neatness, comfort and convenience. It will probably be opened for business sometime next week.

Not Too Old For New Tricks
Cy Rucker, who has got rich in the old fashioned way on his farm east of town, is now about to inaugurate advanced and modern methods and ideas. An 8 horse power Fairbanks, Morse & Co. portable engine arrived for him at this station last week, and when he get it installed all Cy will need to do in the morning when he wakes up is to roll over and touch the right buttons and a system of automatic contrivances waters and feeds his stock, milks the cows and wakes up the hired girl. Cy has not been to Chicago so many times for nothing and has a cranium filled with up to date methods and ideas, even if he don't look it.
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-District court convened at Corydon last Monday, Judge Maxwell presiding.
-One of the enjoyable events of the season was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Duden Feb. 23, their fifteenth anniversary. The evening was spent in games, songs, and recitations. A most pleasing recitation was given by Mr. Geo. Hutchinson. After a two-course lunch was served they were the recipients of several nice presents, among which was a large plate glass mirror, cut glass salad dish, sherbet set, celery, nut, fruit cake dishes, tumblers, sauce dishes, lamp, pitcher, book, etc, for which they received the heartfelt thanks of host and hostess. There were ten present that were in attendance to the wedding fifteen years ago. About 40 guest were present.
-The Embroidery Club meets with Mrs. Francis Nightengale Tuesday, March 4th.
-Charley Cole and family went to Seymour last week having been called there by the death of Mrs. Cole's father, Mr. John Boysel.
-Greenlee & Logan are engaged in kalsoming the walls and fixing up the interior of J. M. Varney's store room in fine style.
-Rev. W. L. Cain, of Seymour will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning. All are cordially invited to this service.
-Miss Jessie Jefferson Mudgett, of Powell, Wy. Arrived Monday on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jefferson and other relatives.
-Miss Amanda and Coyle Logan very pleasantly entertained the "500" club and a few other guests on Tues. evening. Seven tables were filled for the game and a delicious lunch was served late in the evening.
-Mrs. Mattie Calbreath returned home Thursday from Corydon where she had been for some time at the bedside of her aged aunt, Mrs. Helen Robb, who passed away on Sunday Feb. 18th.
-I. A. Greenlee suffered from a very bad sprain and wrench of his right arm and shoulder Monday by a horse he was leading to water jumping past him and giving the arm a severe twist. The arm is swollen to the hand and is completely disabled and exceedingly painful.
-Miss Florence Bumbaugh, of Cedar Fall, Iowa, and a graduate of the State Normal School of that city, has been employed by the school board to take the place of Miss Lina Fisher, who has resigned a s teacher of the 1st primary department of our public schools. Miss Bumbaugh is expected to arrive this week and will assume her duties in the school next Monday.

CLIO
-Please remember, now that the storm has cleared away, the box supper and entertainment at the at the Methodist church under supervision of the Epworth League, will take place next Thursday evening. We are told that Frank Cain will auction off the boxes.
-Mr. Harley Bettis and Miss Wanda Barr gave the people a surprise Saturday. They drove to Corydon, procured a license to wed and came home man and wife. The parties are well and favorably known by all the young people in the neighborhood of Clio, and your scribe joins with all their other friends in wishing them a long and happy life.
-The recent snow storm was the most severe of the season. All shovelers that could be employed were set to work clearing off the railway track, yet no freights; passenger trains passed very late. One leading train 12 hours late. During the entire day Monday only one horse made footprints in the "beautiful snow" of Main street, and that horse ridden only from one part of town to another. Tuesday farmers began to come in.
-We are informed that only one change was made in the Clio railway office force. Mr. Hillyard was moved to Allerton. The people of Clio have formed a high opinion of Mr. Hillyard, a most accommodating gentleman and are sorry to lose him.
-Our faithful rural route mail carrier, D. D. Cravens, on account of the storm, missed carrying Monday for the first time since his appointment.
-Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Owen have moved their belongings to and settled down on a farm a few miles north of Princeton, Mo., where they set up to housekeeping.
-Mr. and Mrs. John A. Souder have been entertaining Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Davis of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Davis was formerly Miss Elvina Hughes of Allerton, a sister of Mrs. Souder. This is Mr. Davis first visit to Iowa.
-Ed Marsingal has moved to the Ike McCarthy farm in southwestern part of Jefferson Twp.
-Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Jones have been entertaining their sister-in-law, Mrs. Austin Jones, of Ottumwa.
-Pear Casey has bought the Henry Winland farm near Big Springs, in about March 1st. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore were visited last week from Tues. to close of week, by the doctor's sister, Mrs. Willa Sarvar and two children. Wilma and Buster, of Eldon. Mr. Sarver came down the last of the week.
-Mr. Gill, of Corydon, who has been visiting his son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Adkins on the Geo. Gardner farm, returned home Saturday.
-Mart V. B. Wright, one of the progressive coal dealers, was interviewing the Mining Company at Numa part of Fri. and Sat.
-Mrs. A. W. Fall and daughter of Galveston, Texas, arrived Sat. to visit with her aunts, Mesdames Louisa Lane, Eleanor Roper, J. A. Gardner and J. D. Garton.

A Fine Sow - Ott and Doug Moore attended the Falkner sale of Poland China hogs at Jamesport, Mo., Feb. 14, and bought the famous gilt, Spotted Sis, Which won first prize at the International Show at St. Joseph and second prize at the Royal Stock Show at Kansas City the past year. The price paid was $86, but nothing is too good for the Moore Bros., when buying breeding stock to improve their herds.

Local News - From Last Week
-Wayne Avery returned Tuesday from a visit to Scott Wright and family at St. Joe.
-We are glad to see P. C. Hampton was able to be up town Sat. after being housed up nearly all winter.
-Dr. Huff, who was out of commission from tonsillitis for several days, was well enough to be at his office again Monday.
-C. W. Barr, who has been confined to the house for three weeks, at his home west of town, with grip and bad cold, is reported improving.
-Fay Fuller, who recently returned to Lineville, has entered into a partnership with Floyd Fuller in the marble business and their card appears in this issue. Fay is an artist in lettering and marble cutting and the boys will no doubt do a good business.
-Otto Priegal, the faithful janitor of the Odd Fellows hall, was taken suddenly ill at the lodge room Tuesday evening of last week and has since been confined to his bed at home. He is reported slowly improving, however, and his many friends hope that he will soon be out again.
-What has become of the commercial club, organized some time ago? With the opening of spring there will be many opportunities for formatting enterprises for the betterment and improvement of our town and the club should wake up and get after them.
-J. L. McAllister, who has scarcely been out of the house all winter, slipped away from his home on West Hill Saturday and got shaved and had a good time generally. He was glad to get a chance to ride back home in the evening and has not been so well since as a result of his escapade. Mr. McAllister is about 78 years of age and finds that he cannot do things "as he used to."

Route No. 4
-S. C. Bryan and E. K. Hamilton sawed wood Monday. Jones of Clio, did the work.
-Dudley Powell started out with his rounds to chase a jack rabbit down, but soon found out that the jack rabbit was jumping farther at one jump than his hounds could in two and so he called them off.
-Vick Vandel's children have the mumps.
-Seven Oaks school has been closed on account of so many of the scholars having the mumps, and the teacher has them now.
-Lee Lewis is enjoying the mumps this week.

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