Dale Doggett is employed on Gordon Hayes' farm.

 There were Easter services at Memorial church last Sunday.

 Fred Smith, of Villisca, spent last week with his brother, Ed, here.

 A heavy rain and hail storm passed over this vicinity, Monday evening.

 Ed Johnson and Heber Powers sawed wood for Chas. Johnson Tuesday.

 Carl Kirby passed Sunday with his brother, John Swickward, near Biddick.

 Barker Bros. have been grading ground preparatory to building a large new barn.

 The Misses Holmes and Woodward, of Massena, are the guests of Mrs. Asbury Prather.

 Mr. and Mrs. John Swickward have gone to housekeeping on Thomas Donohoe's farm, near Biddick.

 Mrs. Hattie Armstrong, from Missouri, has been visiting in the home of her brother, E. J. Smith.

 The foreman of the creamery company came this week and work will begin on the creamery building immediately.

 The infant child of Mrs. W. L. Lewis, died Thursday morning, April 12, and was buried at Milford on Friday morning.  

 Misses Laura and Mabel Lester, of Villisca, were the guests of Misses Myrtle and Ruth Mayhew Saturday evening and Sunday.

 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Hart, near Villisca.

 There was quite a large attendance at the Easter exercises at Holmes Chapel Sunday morning, and an interesting program was given.

 Orrin Lewis, who is working at Bridgewater, was called home last week by the death of his father.  He returned to Bridgewater Saturday.

 Easter services were held at Holmes Chapel last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The Epworth League gave an Easter program in the evening. Miss Mamie Bryson in charge of the meeting.

Miss Alice Doggett, who went to Osceola, Neb., about a month ago in hope of improvement in health, died there April 13, from consumption.

Joseph DeGaugh has gone to Marshalltown to become an inmate of the soldiers' home.  He served in the war with Mexico as well as in the civil war.

Mrs. L. T. Cook died at her home here April 13. She was born in Muscatine and in her 38th year. Her husband and one child, a daughter, survive her.

Mrs. Williamson, formerly of Villisca, has secured her old position as stenographer for Hibbard, Bartlett & Spencer, wholesale hardware firm, in Chicago.

Co. B will hold a bazaar and fair May 10, 11 and 12 for increase of the armory fund. The articles for it are being donated by the wholesale houses which have customers in Villisca.

It is proposed to build a two story building, 34 by 60 feet, for city and fire department purposes, the lower floor to be used as hose house, with city jail, and upper floor as city council chamber and firemen's hall.

There were 88 members received into the Presbyterian church during the year ending March 31, 1900. The pastor solemnized eight-marriages, conducted 15 funeral services; made 406 pastoral calls and preached 130 sermons during the year.

 J. F. Sparling, formerly of Villisca, died recently in Denver Col., where he had made his home for a year past, his children living there. He was past 80 years of age.  Mrs. Sparlin and four children, two sons and two daughters, survive him.

 Eld. W. P. Shamhart and two of his sons departed on Monday evening for their new home in Champaign, Ill.  Mrs. Shamhart and the other children went to Ohio two weeks before to visit Mrs. Shamhart's parents and will go from there to Champaign.

 Chas. Best, son of W. J. Best, was severely wounded at Watertown, S. Dak., several days ago by accidental discharge of a shotgun while duck hunting. He was struck in the back, 82 shot striking him. It is probable that he will recover, so his father writes. The later went to Watertown to be with his son.