wilson, john j · come hen: and buy grain he will be .his warmly welcomed to our midst. g ....

Source: Iowa Territorial and State Legislators Collection compiled by volunteers and staff at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Des Moines, Iowa.

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HAMILTON'S.

underwear for l!Oc. llun't . u.t the A~D CLUTlll:\G STOltE.

in the meantime the doctor was ~cnt for in haste, and soon the c.:hil<.l was all

d,'' right. G eo . C . Call has just received the

'.!'!" coun ters, rai ling, desk, etc. , which are t o be placet! iu his olfice. anll they will

rn- l..>e put up on his return from the east. The wood is sycamore, and the omco willl..>e one of the handsomest furn ish

Jar eel in town . Hev. G . L. Hanscom, of Xew Ilamp-

30S ton, preached i n the Congregat.ional cl1Ur<:h Sunday last, ruornir1g and eve

ial ning, to large congregations. This gentlemen h; a \'cry al..>lc preacher, and

,he his wifo, who was with him, is a line lO . sin~er . ~he sa1,g- at the Christian J.:nse:; de!lYOr meeting and agaio at the evenek. ing church service. off What does this mean'? The Garner ;on Signal says: ''Thn voters or Kossuth

r:ounty voLed · ~o' to the proposition fur a jail tax Ly a majority of :18!3

his against the tax. Ed Hail ey can conet, tinue his visits lo .Algon:l and sell pot

metal knivas to the prisoners for their are usc in cutting their way out o[ the .'lle present jail cages."

I Phil Armour, o( Chicago. is !Jilttin~

ve- up an 80-foot corn crib at tl.le l\lilwau)Od · · depot. 11() is not doing the work

•:~elf'. l.Jut some men are <loin!( it for tlg- 1 .. m . l'hil is a very line fellow in ma;ht. ny respects, antl is rtuite well off. We

have not learner! that he will locate in lief Algona, hut if he sltonlrl conclurle to

come hen: and buy grain he will be .his warmly welcomed to our midst. g .

Acconling to •~ Waterloo paper :~ t.n )'tHIIIJ:{ man WH B II ITl'Sled i tt Fort. I>odgr:

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SUICIDE :) j ~ I 'l .J. .J.

J. J. W ibon Killed llinwelf tlo i:J Morn11 1 1~

nt llis Office by Shootinr; lliro:sclf

Through the H1~nd.

Mm. 1.V:d l1•) rat.li!'l', who dir· I ;.{1)11 I d ay «:Vr·rrrrJg of l:wl. Wl' r:lc T licotr :HJII

CCt·o:w ·. rd l !l r:ar !Cake , atll·nrl• ·! ll••: l l'u rH:ral.

.M i11:1 L11l11 ( :larkr: i:-l I'XJII't:LI· tl 1,,,. ,,.: fr oru llu· ~1 iruu::J11l.a ;)lalt: t ; ni vt·rllily, t.od ~ty, ltJ :i JH~IItl 'I'harJ l<!igiviug.

~Ir. and ~ir11. c;r:o. C. Call a w l .\f r. and !'tfr!i. :->. C. ~(H:ar lr:ft. for t.lu: r: a :-~1.

I Declining Health the Undoubted Cause. ~Iorul:ty !light. They ~V<:~<.: clr:Kli!Hl'l l lor W.tlllnngton :tll t.!J<:Jr hr:>t powt .

-Mr. Wilson was for Many Y:>an; 01 I From thr:n: all but Mr. Call were to · Leading Politic:an and Uusiness procc<:~l. to Mai!":• where th~y w_ere t o 1

Man of this County. , ;;pend 1 hanksg1V111g. !\Ir. Call l:i f:X- ~

---·- Mr. and ,\Irs. :-ipt·ar and Mrs. Call w lll j l pr:cted IHHnr: in a week or ten day11, b ut

About hal f past eight. tlli ll Jllorning spe nd '1 <:IJH [Jle <J( lnont.!Js iu the r:asl. j 1Iou .. J . • ]. Wilson eomuJiltr:r! 11uic:ide , Mrs . 0. II .. Gootlrich antl tlaugh tt:r 1 . . r • . • • , • •• ' hclna, f I'IJitl Cn.:l!LO II) Iowa, Were hen: J~ shootmg hunself tiJtOIIgh Llt~ hc,H. last wc:r:k, visiting the ltu11band and w1th :J. revolver. lie was alone: lll Lhe father, wi HJ ruJJH one .<11' the tno.'lt. useomceat the time, ami thr: cliscovr:ry ful aml busir;st im;titll\.i(Jns in A lgrma, was made hy his dauglttc:r. 1Irs . :Nc:lt.ic the repair sho p oppositr~ t.lle HI·:J'liHJ,r-

c,\X oflitr:. They arr: visiting rclalivr:s Hutter, who e;\me Hfl as HSU\d to help in Hurl th is Wi.:r;k , Mrs. Goorlric;h is h im in tlle oilier. . . Mr. Wilson ltacl been tiJe daughter of Mrs . .:V1ary i\1cDonalrl, up town only a short. time . He hat! anti II~:glt al!d l'erry ?llcDrwald are just sc:nt his man, Mr. Muckey, out. to her l..>rutiH•rs . the st.ores to get Home l..larrels for some FU_L_TJ_ B_L_O_O_D_J_E_R_SEY usc al..lou~ lhe onicc. He had just, op- Bull fn•· sail:. A ve:ry Iitle ar:irnal, ene<.llJis safe, uut lw<l not uuilt his two Y":tr~ and thrcr: months old . Inlirt~. quire or C .. r. Box ~10, Algona, 1.(.-tll

The instr ument of tleath wa!l a Derringer. It was pressed cloae against his temple. He was still alive "·hen he waR found by his daughter, hut he proi.mhly was not con~ciou:; for a morncut after committing the deed . A great pool of blr•od was to IJC! seen ou the iioor. .At n ine o'clock the inanimate form was placed in a sleigh anti removed to the residence.

Mr. Wilson had l.Jeen in declininghealth for some years. He spenL last winter in Califor:1ia, but o[ course without g-etting any permanent benefit . The waning of his phy:-;ieal powers ,,·as apparent to al l. lie l«:pt steadily at work, however, and worked wilhout intermission to lhe .sad end .. giving the closest attention to the detsils of his millin~ business.

,Joint .r. Wilson was l.Jorn in Onon<.lai(O county, 'N.Y .. in 1H28. and so was 1)7 years old . lie went to Walworth county. Wisconsin, in 1&-!H, where he was a farmer at first, hut latterly a grain buyer. lie came to Algona in ll:!iO. lie has l.Jeen in the lurnber, j:rain and milling bw;iness (·\·er since. lie was a very act-ive and capable business man . He was the l(•ading democrat.ir politician for utany years in this ct unty, ancl was t.wicc Pl<~ctu<.l to tho l ('gi~;!atun:, scrvin).! in the sessions of 1R7H·fl and l8H2-a. His marraige to Miss Clara M. Hovco was in Ul:)fi. He h.:ave:;. ue:;idl:s Ids wife, two children . Mrfl . .Nettir: Butl er and Harry Wilson, of Emmetsburg.

WAS 1:'10 ALGONA PRINTER. Wesley H l!prn'ler: On<: evening las t.

week a )'Ollllf{ matt of not prepo~;se:-;sing appearance wamlcred up int.o our sanctu_m slth·ering with colrl, owing t o lite lhlltlle~s of !tis wearing appan•l. IIe !tad just, counted t.hc ti es fron1 .\1-gona, wa:; tired audltuugry. and wi thout a cr:nt to pay for ~;It pper or bcrl. The hloatccl face and blear eyes re· vealed lhe fact that lhe youn~ man must lta1·c ltacl a great ti111c s<J\ring Lhc wild oats that produced such a cror. His education was goucl, l.wt in his start in life he got, ontltc wron).{ road. with IITon~ a::;sociates . and the rc;s1 r It hasl.Jcen a wreelu:rl life~ . B11t undr:rneatlt lite grim an<! d irt Lli(~ poor fc:! low !tar! a hr~arl thal coulrl he toucltt>tl l>y a kinrl word . Jic didn't ask for alms IHil. WOI'k, and after a gn(l(lstlppr•r lie took holcl willt a will, anrl IJy the way lte sc:~ type-for he is a printPr. :1

poor ''tram p printer,"-he showed IJimsr~lf a l'(:ry cllicient workru en , r.apaule of making good wagl:s but for one llting-a f<m~ncss for that which lit· toxicates.

DRESS OUTTI~G SYSTEM.

Juan Itt tuc ~r. ic·nt i!1.,·.

The pattems are clraughted IJy the rules in the 1 nslructi. .. t Hook (illustrated) with tlw use of the c.:OJnrnon SIJltan•, tape line and JlOII<:il. Thi:; :;yslcm is part.icu larly desirable for the reasons that it is sl' lf taught, easily understood an<l adjustal!le t.o the st.yie artd ligun!. The fit. i ~ guaranteC'd wh<!n rneasurl's arc righ tly t aken . \\'<:will glad ly as· sist. any lll ll't:hasr;r or tho :-:ici<~rtl.ifle ill

WHITESIDE IN ALGONA. tlraughlit1g freP nf charge . These llonks aru for salt~ at t.IH~ sLore of Geo. L . Gal-

- ----·-- - lhraith . lnst ru ctionhook, $ 1; Mca:;un~ An Immense Audience Greets the Fnm· hnol<. r,nc·.. Ft~ r . furt.lu• r iul'onnatinn

mw Yo11n1: Tuq~Ptlian at thn Call addrl':ls, :\ . !l:tlllilton , Algnna, lo\\'a.

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Ut!' llnnl tiCt'tll', nnt! when I~ cmno n ccnt•bl.CnL, lu~:lcnl, c·lcnr cuL portt·nynl cor tho mo•L •·untl'luliclut·~· nn<l dispnwcl U\'111' chnt·ncL<!I'In nil dr ""'"· h ad been ~:h·c n. WhiLc~ iclo mny j u•tl v clnlnl

Ends I I i~ Life with a l'i ~tol Shot mnlc with Lhc ~:•·cu L I' · :uh<. ·no w ill unr\ouiJtct.lly lw tho J.:l"l!IIL llnm\uL or hld l!l'llot·lttion. IL !~ <IIOicuiL tu compnro Lh o play "" ••·••n hot·c with llta!Lt!tl tiLUJ.:II n nd lncllfTc•r·~nt ""llfiiH"t, to ~uch

cnrcullu't". nurl: l:con. ltightnnur. with ; JtUt, .\. Howa•·<l, ll. 1-:. ~IIIII) .T. A. l•:rkl<Sclll. Swell \.:II v; 1~1'1\lll; I Loll3 C r·cul<; 1-:. C. Cl11ric , Ll n •t·m J.:. W . D•·••,l'<!l', \\' . C. 1\·~Lil , 1•\•to .hro. !•'n~ . Jo'l'llnk .lt·nldn•. lllt·L ~In Chn~. l!uRu•. Xnr•c•n l'!:t~t. Ah: .11'1'1'.1' lludd.•y, l.c•tlyanl; .1. 1•:. llc·r· .r . .1 . llttnwtt:·L, .1. t\. Simp><"' · \\' h 11l UI't' ~ 1>. n. ~lt'\' t'l". C: u 1'i1ll11\ Y u Tit<•~. \V lnlc , llntTnltl Ft~l'lc; .luu. 1.' m:t:l, St.. Jo:'": .'\. L. t"at'Jtt•nl\.•1·. ~. hu,·h , Scnl•t·a. \\". \\', :\kuru, Hnnt

This Morning at S:30, in

H is Own Oflicr.

llis~ovrrctl hy Ill~ llan~;!rtt•t· w:th n l'is tol iu ll!s J!aml, Wt:ltl•l'ittf.:'

in lli ~ Own Blootl.

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Cous e which Led Up to l lis Self ;; ~;~1: '\\;·l ·, j;~··~i~l ~:· ; ;~i; l;·~"":.~ ; ~·iiY ,;;:··t.,;~it.;;.~i ''• touo ,v 1 'HJ.;~nt·u . Destruction . lu compat·i~ou wlt h tlae 1-:t't•atc~t. I lam- )I••''''>' ·

let. or any :-.ln:,.!t'. 1 am loan in•,. mmh'\' on larm I The ~UJtl•ut'l Wih ,l~a:-:-.athly J.:''M"l huL at s{.t' 'l'l' t·•·uf iult ,.,~/. o'ut\' t\

nnl IHJI.II"c·ahly "'· l 110' mu~lt: hy liH: c·haq•J will bu nmdulcn· prneiu·lu" One nf' 1\J:;:uun'f' l•'ot·t· n Jnl" t Hul'4llH!MH ot·1 · h l'~tl'a WU/'4 onn n f t.ln' 1w:-.t. _rl'!tltll''-'t( vht·H; lllliiW\', TIH) hot'I'U\n: l' t.'ltl t

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1 thn CU I' I.H lll pa•·t. nf hi.; ~ltm·l~H~,: nl.. ... lht! liuu- P1

w,·nL " !'; Mt~" hate ~~nllt, ~h·s. ~l uu!l in:: inh•r·•'-l. .1 .. 1. HY .Jmw .... (,J..,•u hr·uu.,.nn. (.;ha-t, aull ll. I\, tiOh'•u"'''' 1lw pu~'••Otn•, .\IJ.:••H:\, ll•w.t \Vn1. ! I' nntl .\ntl,\' PU\\'~·11:,::1\"t• :\!'4 cnml

,J. .1. \V il~on ~hul him:wH ~lli:J n uu·r:- mu:-oil! H" would lw la•r11·tl i11 :Ht)' thc ~n \d'l'· l'IatSON AL MOVEMENTS. in t; tiL R::IO o'doci<. llo h :ul collie to h i'

oftlco mt usun!, :~nd whiln ~tnncling- ho

forc hi~ sarc look " pi~lnl nn~ :uul pnl

it to hiR l'ight lL'lllpll•. \\' lu:n clisl"O\'·

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)tr .... 1\111\' ~cl'},.,. j, nut from ( 'h rm· :t \'i,iL.. .

or·ctl ho luy In n 1'1101 or "'""''· huL "'" ' \\' 1·: lll:tlil' II " l"'L' ially nr l'llll t•t•lic>tts.

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l lnwHI'tl l\ohi11~tm i·: ula n11 iu:~ a with lht' ~lintwapnli~ .. lmli'Ul~ l!otM• ~till lJt•caLhint.:. ;\ ct'tJW<l :,:allcet'<·cl :uul Clnull ,\: ll:ti!J.:'"''l.

no wn~ tn:tt•n LU his ltonru arll'r clt-nLh. \\'h)' Tnl<•• An>· t ltnuce~~ ,\. ll. ( 'l:u·IH· alii I ramih· at'<' lt ·tu plaLin~~ n :-.oulhc·l'tt trip lh i" w j which Oll!"Ul'U qnit·l\ly . ~1 1·. \\'il:-.cmlm:-~ 1n ltu,\'i ll~ ll our· ~·ou a•··· uot. l:thcH·itl:,!'

urul•·•· lh t· ~·:1 nl q tlillit•u l l\' 11~ tho lllt.lu bouu I n J,ont· hl·a llh for ~nl t lt' .}'l'l\1' :..;:, antl :,: it· I whet :-.aid: •• 't'h \•t····~ u td,r Olh' w Hy

1m~ been con, 1.'·•iuin:,:-t..•:-pt ,·ially cludn~o:

the pn~t rcw tiny~. Tl" wa- plannin:: t.o

go 1..0 Cniiio1·nia, hu t. hatl 11o1, yt·:. at··

l'lUl~c<l t.o :.!CL oil'. llo wu:-c u n,~ luuh tt•t11 ,\'

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tlh• tlw\· :u•t•ltt;ul:-~tnulto. " ' \'nu ·t·aH nltlt·t· lilt' ~l,ul••lia Fnm•\'

l•alt 'l ll flt ,tll' with tilt' C'l' l' l.;liu ly l.}la~ t'l wi11 do yuu :,:nod, ll mt.. yoti fee l in IWt-:1 1 hill :! (t•t•..,h :tit• Ul' cll·iul\iiiJ~ )HII't'

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S. S. J•t•t•l\ j, hac• I< ft·utu I ~:1 WhPI'U Ito hns h\'t 'll ft11" H £t.•\\' \', \' i:-oiL.

I · 1 J J 1 1 \\'1\l~·•· Ynn "'''' "•·ttiro" Lilt• h·· .. L Llu·t·t• un'if;U.1ccl hs 11 ~ JUun· h':t 1 1' aut ;u;lt·t io~: nml.llwn· will ,..hn nuihiu~ to 1''':.:•···1.

; \ wl it cH' Calli ith W:t:-o nuL ~loml :~ t},,. lil· ... l limt•. Jl,· ha"' h:ul a:-t•un uf CJIIiUJ'.y.

while tl:mpo1·ou·il,\' iu~nnt·. Tlu• \\cualt·r· Ft~l' :-.:de· hy .lanwc;; 11olll•·1·:-clll, the ;\li:--. Slt·lla CJ,·at·y, nuw :t :wuf,•:-· llUI'~l' ill ( :hi t·:Jg-n, 1:-o :t~ l tcHtH' rot' ;1

of n few \\'t'L'i:,. a mo n:,r n1l hi:-< f1'i t..·tall" ha~ fn1· :-oomc t.inu.~

IJccn how hc J;,•pt up an<l nlmn l ir. h i"

feoblu condi~inn.

~lr. \Vil~nn hM h~"" nn ll~liYe a nd

noL11blo ci t.izctt or Al:;o 11a.

h ere in 1h7H, :-tl.:t l 'l~o.:d ~h e pioth!ut· lum

bct· snrfl, builL au clc,·atm· :nul a H1ill.

w n_s ~hl'l'O timl'!i lnwn Hmyw·, :uu] iu

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nt;nin in l~s~. J [~o.• W:t"i a p n :o<JH.'I' in hU:i•

ini.!S~ ant\ in hi' tll'inm t-:o one in Iowa

tlill mnt·e ~han h<• clitl. lie \\:t< in hb

(iSLh yeat'. hcu·n in (.)n:uHl:lg-a count .~·.

lli:-; iat.ht• •·

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was a (al'tnt!l' in \ViJoot•t)J~..:in. ancl t.ltt•n il 1

:Hihal

time he took lO (n.:i:,dtt.iug- :tCI'0!'-:0:. l..)u•

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hulLt"J" c·a"''· Hnt' c·n!Tt•t• milL nntl lt'llt')\, nntl ot.hc·t• :-lun· lixltP'•·~. Iuquire· at

::!i TUE (;HAN« :I•: S'J'nJn:.

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t·u1J,·:.:,• .. lll\lt·IJ~ 'will p1Tac·h (ur· he a·~:.

plains Itt Califl)rnia. lie wa~ mal'l"i••cl Oy~:"J'I:J;...; .... lamlartl an•l

in~~,;~~; tn l'lat·a. ~1. Bo,·•·c·, wlln wi11t hu11c a .. ll• .. c 'ity Bal,••l',\' . - ;; 1

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now uwtH·n hb. t!t•ath.

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COUNTY LAND DEAL.'3.

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:§ :MOINES: ALGQNA, IO\VA, WEDNESDAY, DECE.MHER 4, 18m5. -·---·- -- ------ --· .. -·- - ·- ---- -- ·----------· -·-----------··-----·--·-- -.... ~

lhor. Cordlnl( Cu. nro now tno1·lnl,' thol r CAI>J~ '? J> OF A BUS" ~IAN tHlLhlttf' to do but to t•un lot• It, nnd Willi nlwt1y" n lt•lond or thol 1,,1 r pub· plnn~ from J·:~thcrvlllo nn<l r ull ulldlog 1 \. •CI \. 1 Jl 1 ' tlloy h ond od for u OIIITI!> a mll(l IJo hlnd hi& c h.Jo t·y "hel lo, boy~," 11; \~e:-, 01n•l cu by Ill Swcn City. tlll'lr ow n, but t1oo.ror by. Tho Int\11111 no rusB from hl~ onlcc In 111 ° Ctuuo It t• Lodynr<l Lcnclo1·: J. ,J, Uynn hu~ Such Was tho J,lfo of Hou. ,J , ,J , Wll · urt·ows Coll thlulc, but thoy 11r••npod 11ll oCt.cn •uumln~:ly Ulll\hl ~ to wai~tu Y~nn

)tntetl bocn doing tiOIII O bnllcllng o n his '''""' but R low or tho moro lie~· ; .. mountu<l wuy• thu l(ruotlc~r or" lnl\11 wl' ...... AI· houac tht·oo mllos ~outhwostoC th is town th~~ Mort, WhoNo Untlmrly lloatlt pur8uo•·s. Mr. Wllaon .u • ono ol lito cour11gcously, 11110 Wit •o lnrtu c t~ 11. llo hat rolltt.ed the old dwelling, Occurred Last Week. thoso und tho horso undor another, 11nd I whlmpot·rtl or Indulged In 1~ no1•cr

lch iP 12x:l2, nnd converted It Into thoy· reuchcd t.hu c11n.p. Hero they plulnt... a will bo tniHRCd 11 u COm· I• _th 11c t lc!Lilv " now bullcllng und u nnox otl tl'lctl to OI'J;Hili'l.u 11 compnny to I(O I thll llunlllllt' !!guru. Mny t~ ':',Ill ~ l itt.eo, J thc roto 11 'two Al.<li'Y •t.rlll)l,\'r'.! Hx2-!; H I• E nrly · Doys Were 11 S lniJI!;IC W ilh Corwnrd with thun1 tu tholt: ow n cn mp, of t h o J:C:)Or!ltlnu whi c h sue~ boy,b 1

,

utollo w h ic h n: (\l<cs It onl• o r tho , mo~t aub·. Po-.:crty,nqd ,I'Jcrdship:-A Man but could cn ll• t no IIH~ IBI.<Inco. At plunco t·M, wi t h th ol r tu1·gcr cecc}" tue utcllo at.nntlnl furm d wollin~,;s In d118 nolgh- or Iron Will. longth th." t wo •ot out. 'l'hcy found tlce untl brna<le r tluld for actfr~>ottunl· n!tt.ee borhood. 1111'<: uC lhch· men by Lho Wtty, ~cnlpcd mcnt, havo 11sgO<Xl 11 show! erclop-clcolr r:mmctsbllrJ:' nepor tcr: Ono of the IIIII! dcud. The CIIIOp 1\'118 In dit·u•tcoo· Cor thu t:•lent they hR\'0 h~.f ~ tnak

ploll•ing Ccuturc• of tho Hn111lct cnt.cr- The h:ncl'lll of J. J. \ViiKOII wu• held Cu•lon, tho Cl.' ttlo bollow_lnl( lui' wntcr, ing ns this •turdy pr.xluct clth n KCCJI' Doll!. tuln mont IlL Al,.Onll TucRdny o vonin" 111111 vnrlou• o•tc" ml~•m~:. A 1(11111'<1 hurd, llntl u nc(lngcnlall!Cc or tic stern,

" " a t hi~ Into home, !•'..ttlu.v, ut a:au .. 'cluc l<. w11 o or~11nlzod to tu lco lh u cnHiu to 11 tlet·. , >c Iron. w11s the oxcullont music ful'ltiRhcd by d 1 1 1

.trill· tho Ol'chc~lt·n, which wue compo~cd "' Onuccounl or tho lnclomcncy of tho "Pflug ~l'h ,. nl~, 1 wh ch WIIH tlcmo An I oruor Algonn lnlcnt. 'l'ho ot·chcslt·n. could wculhe1· anC: of tho limited •·oun1 ouly 811 ~Ly. le !llg It 1~11J •lcUIIicK~. t A DIOX:EN8 NIGHT ••k•·. htu·dly full or di~C(lu t·~lng ewcot mu•lc thoso more lntlmnlo Cl'luncl" of tho ohnt• y lmlorn ndg \~:rctt l u•tdwud "~en( ond -- • - • when sm:h mn•lchtnR 11~ Mls~ Kntu t o p 11 ns an t uy Jl'"'"" lu uo en The r'nmou• A<'lreao, .Jnuo C

Smith, Mr•. MIIUO JoP.~! and the W~!k· f11tnlly, who coulcl bo IICCommo<lnt.ed ln· thom~ul vcs n8 bca~ thl•y mi~,:ht., but ~ho 1 Will l'lny "utonlt lluuoo" 00

1llb•, or hr·uthot·o 111.0 momb<!t'll of!~. don rs, wore invl t u<l to tho l unuml oxe r - llflfli'OIICh in~: . b11t1Cl wuo u compnny of I uoun, J)oe,, '-! 1 . !u . \1.

" a~e l>llng

! dnc•tt that

Dniley r.otcs ~ho mur rl 11c;o oC Mia~ piloted them to tho li· du~ti 1111 L i on. Ono Coombs ono cured Jnn~ ci~cH, bn ~ thu houNu w11a th t·own o pe n Unl ~od S~ttt.cg c n,·ul t•y , who urtut'Wtll'ch I Mnntt~:cr Blosoom hnN ~e

Kuchouroutot· or Dut·t lo M 1'. DtH·tlotL Ct·om 2 to 3 o'clock fo r ull wh o CIII'C<l to 1(11-1 o r Ill wn• Iuken b,v Lho lndhlno lllld . .' or tho bc•t·known olthc oucd. und ~nyo: When Lhu.mlnisler m11tlo como !tnd t.;lce 11 Cnrcwell viow o f thu wua t•nnoomed 11 .yoru· Iuter, bnt h<.\•·1 older Rclre••os nC tho Atncl'icnn sta wiLh out tho mtlrrlu~,;u I!Ct·LIIIcut.o he wroto romnlns. A \'OCUI solo by !Ill so Zoa llnlc brot hct·ua well us her purents who will piny Dick una' "B!ealr 1:1 f:C,

docs Mt·B. Dnrllett'o mulden numo length· Wut·tm.tn wn8 followed hy,. trlbuLo 10 wc ro umong tho.sluln. on Su't ut·day ot·enlng De 2 ouso" •lr~cl. w!Ho o r the C. ,~:, N. W. rl~;ht or w11y. !t w11s nrtcr hts Cout·th u · ip to tho c· . ' e. l. l'l1u , t.ho Wo nr11 ~;lud ~ho .:oL murl'!otl untl Mt·. Wllson'o m otnOI'Y (1'0111 hi~ long- coast tltut M1·. \"''ilaon ClllllO to Als.:onn,

1

tnctnnutl Co'!'m orciai·Gn7.ct~lhus 1·t· ! own chunged h t: r n nmo. It is Lou.:h to b<> tlmo f t•iond, C. D. Pcttibont', who gnvo In tho s prln;; uf ll;?O. Ho wue In tho p ot·le hoi' IIPPOtll'!tnco in thot ell .. u nt.. ublig-cclto ~:o Into" bowling 11licy or on 11 s lmlch or his CIII'IICI'. i\ft·s. n1·. Colby orlmo of liCe, 42 yo11rt> or nge, n vl~ro•·· l•'lttshce ofli~:htnln.: pen I~ .:> ( tb ~· 1 I 11 t·nco COUt'dO to h11vo 1·oom t.o t ell who o r Clot•t• Lttko Collowc·' w t' ' lt 11 Cc•v "I>- uus, fino. loolcin~; mun. H u rondo u il 11nd tho sullen r nlnC ;11 h' ~U<\er. u · you nt·c. • " • propodltton to buy tho two IoLli whore 1 upon t a root 1.1

the proclntlvo I'Cmttl'kR, nnd 11 vocnl ' cluot hi• prc~cnt orncc •Lnnds or W. H. Jn~;h · tho opcrn houso WIIS II fit uccom~nl· \ oltlo NOTES OF THE PLAY. by .Miss nnulcs o.nd Dr. ltiot concluded Rm. Ho nlso lool<cd Cor a locution. Cor ment to tho ~rnnd piny, rounded u thnL tho oxo t·c! scs. ,\Ct<u· vi owlng- ~ho 1.0 • his homo whct·o .John !teed now ltvc~. tho fiction of one o r tho 10118t liOn Cull• Dllncron lte l(lijto•·: A tlo l (l~:"n tlon (I( tnulns tho fl·io mls I' UJIII l t•t•d ~o thc!t· Cllr· ThtJ r•ownsRomo d llfct·tmco nbout p t•lcos tion thnt IR t.ruo lo lifo It chr$-nflc·

poly .. :!-1 C.·om U1u1cron wltnus•od Wh!Los ldu's und Mt·. Wi lson won t O:tijt, but ul will novut· bo r , · s c nrncl(!"" JII'Otluetlon o r u 111nlct Tnoed 11y u 1·unlnl:' rl11~cll, nntl tho h.,n ,·ct·s, Lowid H. Chnl'lcs City wt·oto tl111t il he cou ld 1 1 1 or~;-oLwn, nnd the..., they

infJS nt Al~tnnn nnd ••ero highly ploneell Smith, .J. W. !wbinson, Col . Spencer, hnvo tho Lwo lots Cor ~t>O hu woul<l put :~<robl:~~fh't.. l'l!t;l ;woscncc In ftesh , Lho wlth tho ~··o11L tr11godlnn's conception J. n. Jone~, 1-'. l\1, 'l'nylo•· nnd l•'mnk n lumbor y ut·d In Al~:ona. HI~ otror comic nnd 'tb et qutt1 nL, the curious, lbo

nntlnetlng nl Shukespc re'e r;1·entcst, wusncccpt.cd unt.l hi~ llt·~t ynrtl went In 'l'ho 1!111n (oil ~~~~~ c-nll ~~~~rmln~lttl, ttn nt Lhough JIU'I.>.Ilng, chnt'IICte r. Dingley, bot·u tho coflln tn ~ho hCIII'SO. on tho•u lot~, hi s olllco •Lundin.: buclc t'l 1 1 tl 1 t. lOut ccrtsto~ on tho r0oc~~~.· Dtll'' l\lont' ltll". w,,

11101, \"lll'c•i·' o ns 1\ t the oomo tot·y 11 so ng- by rot iijH rtnnl<~, on ~ho 1ll loy Hlluth of th e Wi nlc cl moiLl n'o~"·u::~ite io tl SOI'II·~IIu weather hn,\

- • • v •• u Dl' . ru~t. alltl (), ~1. OuXHCU. und .. I'Cl'Y m nl'liU t. ChaK. l'. Ulr~:u utllcucl with limi t ~ho ·~· ~0 nuu I.:O C(} 1101' dill II !Tn.mlot !~ curt11 inly n Hucco~•. Tho l..trlof but hopt·c~;lvu Hu n t<· nee nt• two by him. HI~ f1unily foliowed in lllny nnd 1 J"nO Coon"u ,.~, 0

1 r ~J•o plnycr~. Mf•s

ntnl, OJlOI'II housn WIIS pnclcctl liS nover bo· Hc:v. H. D. Buthll' WllH all. Tho SCI'- lived Cor II w hllo uttho old CliiT hnt.cll odulocll l:n~ lnllt '? ullll\ tot? OJ Lncly Ut•· hll'e, ct'CI',\' •<•IlL beln,!!' t11kcn, nnd tho vlco Lhroughout. "'liS phdn nnd ~!mph!, kept by D"rumon & Gl'ililn, then movt·cl •rc•ttcetll'iut 111 tonHo r~chtcved lhll

clro1> lnrl:'e"~ clolt·~ntlon from uny nulsi<lc Kuch ne Mt· \\'iloon would untloubtctlly to the r•·c•ent homo of .1 \V \Vad~· ll 1: 1 nph of hur hie. Sl111 w~! Into ·~t wcntlt·n m Burt. To t.hu Atuclcnt hnvo wlsh~tl. wot·th whc1·u Mt· \Vibu;, nnd !Int't'y 11 tv

1nl!" ~CPI'CSontution, und ~he nudhor

lloll v ;hnlccMill'I'O 1111(\ I· ,_ ))(ll' li' IIYII l or I •t I '1 I' I I . tl I d ' r ,· I I . I soon OHU~ consciuusnc•o o r 'Ito r IC'll , "" . . n .10 wee c • 11. 111• p11sset Kln<:o 1c 111 , 11 t·un o typ 10 l ro ,·ot·, ~ 1cn tu ho Is wltncssit 1 "" • ' • 111~ 0 II~< • .-nctot· vVh ito~l clo did n<•~<liMtppolnl. ch·n~h w11~ ll ~·st unnolH1ccd no~hing- n~w ~h~ 11• own h omo, wh i<:i1 lib·. Wilson h I I 1 , 11: 11 P 11.V •. ·~ntl I eels thnt ubllc: Ho lws th <• u hll i ty, cnct·~y '""I fo •·co of hus hocn dt•covu•·cd to tht·ow ll~ht built tho th~t lull , gottin~ "ctLicd In ~01?0 h'ls':~y~;onc;1~ 'IJ'~ hot"';.: cn!tctcd 1» •rst:• II lead in g llclur• und nn tlctot· llVt'l' held upon the cuu~u or hi• ~ucldcn l11ldn~ uif. .ll\nu111·y, Jllil. In Lll(l•c dny~ ~heir ~h<'t' Summ~;.80n u 1 d~•lnrn, !5wc~\ f. ..

~uch clo~e ll~lention oftw Al,;onn nudi· lL 1\'11~ undoubtedly wholly unpt·omctli· homo Willi -.11•1'()untlcd by pond'!. The mn~t ., mov, :, 1111 Llt~lo Jo, l'l'bo •L bo once. tatcd , the nt•L or 11 •·u~h momuut when wcsL end or tlwll' own lot~ wn~ tOI'CI'<'d lillnt•

10 1 °t on In c~cry city front 1 Its Tlt·itt Tl'ihnno : We •·ctit·ccl lo our· phyaicul wcnlcncs~ wn~ :,rt·cut. lie hnd with wntllt' t.h.., yont· t·ouncl whet·o 1 1 •1

1•1°" ' !until ho cnn Jnot·c no 1t1on • 1 1 '! 1 t 1 · 111 · lh 1 d [ · I' · · 1 · · ' I 111CII'c IO c 1nt·ucLCI'S Dil'l·o ""' uou~ couc 1 111. u. m., peace nn< como o liS o cu >n "l~t ot· n n~. 11111 e .-owts • · Sn11~h I vcd wno" ucc11 htlw, , 11.11 vctl tho poo 1 t.1 b.' ns )'lOt'·

nit,Y IHII'mot·y Jli'C I'IIihn~, u no tli'CIImcd of ou L h i~ mot·n l n ~:'6 ~hi ppin:; bil l~. sent whc •·o A. JJ . Clnrlco l!l·cs wa~ 11 thick ni•;ht in·c~cn~~J' 0

1?11 10 l onrds 1111~

ublic \Vhltcsicle unci llnm lct. Tt wtts rtn en · W. H. i\lucl1cy uuL lO mako ~omc u•·- hu>.oi bnltih pa tch. und wh c1·o {·'l'llnlc rt';cll3lcui< Hoc~o h1081~ ~ 10 hnvenol 1crc· tot·t.ninmcn~ well wm·~h ~celn~. Tho l'llns.:cmcntti tl111t wct·c nccclccl, und had Diu~:lcy und J•: .. ]. (:ilmo•:o h11.vo humus It is u wol'lt ncccs~~~~.~~~ 0 50

0081 ODC\'.

lhnt operu hOIIMO lri C•llCCinlly WOI'lhy or maclc cnt.ric~ on hi" boolls. He hnd \\II$ II heavy I(I'OVO ur nRttVO limber und tlon. lt iri fn • a ~0 etlec:t· mention on 1\CCount (I( I~ lii'OU•Lic then gone t.o lhc sure lot· his ca•h bool< . untlci'UI'IISh . ~It•, \Viltion's p:n·tnors lieco to finish sclnM,In~r from lro=ill·

Y lt. pt·opcrtics~tnd mttnnct· o f bt·ir.t:" scat.cd nncl opened tho doors. An old pis~ul wcl'u Mr.A•·thur unu Tr·usl;, tlw Co r·mc•· ~oncl th u t'CIICh ~p~h~mh~esrc~it~lf.tor· •• ion tiO thnt o•·ct'JOIIliCnn sco unci hcnto, c•· luy ln nno pigcC' n 1wi<', tiO rusty thut no tt:: unl!l c or Jumc~ .McLnt·en , who Clllll\l i.i m • K r·ook h ' . 0 ~c

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lni.O· r echl lly in tho <lo me. ]Jut. wo ')UIL ono holiovr.tl i~ <:onlc\ be fi t'Cltl. Hi~ tlw lil'dl)'!'lll' lO I'O ill'I!Sent thei r inlet·· tho u.ho•t Wtd i ·~ I ll~ 1\n lOttie den, ·c 1111 once rLnu bc1::::111 to di'CIIIll, HCI we ~"l' hlln<l hutlto puss it. As hi~ eye Cel l t·~~~ nnd who Co t· IS ycn1·s wus M1·. Wil- d 1[1 ."c 11 . c, 1 10 lli~hL, Uro dnlh,

tho "'•'l••••lc "tl(~nt •t ""e···n •! • u >on ,·, R01l1 •utlden ,·,,, I o s ' 11 · t • '!'! 1 1 ·' nn 10 11 mg snow, tho rnlser•· ofall , , , ·" 1_., ••• 1:. IIIL" .c·a~,;· 1 • • .". • . pu s w11 su~· •on ~ n J c usstti lin.. 10 urn >Cr yut·u er-· lifc gnzing buck ut the k 1 ' • 0 ln cuy u lwuys did malie us reel solemn. gcstcd. \Vtthout •·rs1ng- h·om tho sit· wu~ snun mo1·ed to tho e<n·not· now oc· dir;nit~· tho g tl th 5 e eton, tbc wmt Wesloy UcpOI'tcr: A ""'"'e ci<'legtL· Ling clown posi~ion he usually nssumccl en pied by the S1.11Lu bunli. This slto th'l btit·~ing l'~~~s e~t·, ~sr~lor. M~

1 " when belot·o tho snfo he phtct•cl it t.t> liliewi•l• in those ullyti \\"1S ·1 I>Ond nncl . 1 11 · · 0 yout un~ lr.1ck, cgn • lion from W esley went to Algonu Toes- hi~ tem ple, ttnd wht• n he w:t~ found his often tho ultl lumllet· oll ic"o' was ,;car l•· 1 " 'Ill

11 ~g' I'HC~ st.nll<in~ and Ibn com·

rov l· tlny o1•ening to h eat• Whllcsiclo in Hnm· I d I l I I II C 1. I I' C • • ' mon p•we llllll"icd wi l l t the in'tn\t• I 1 11 , • \" 1c11 1111 mct·c y 11 en Ot'WIIl'l tntot1c em o l 1·om c;ommumcatton bv tho lll•"ti< llou·o 1 "'. . 11 I . " ,,

D~<~ ot, unl 11 •·cpol'ln f.:OClu ttmc. ,•v h i lc · Kll fll, nn<l i t wns no~ until ho laill:d to ""'~c•· Hct·e n hi!; business 11"1• ·dono r 1" • IllS It 11 · lts a .-on~~r· " ns e ido woll clesot·vc~ t ho pl'lliSc h e hus •·cepond ton Cltll tl111~ hi~ 11tt.i~utio IlL· '1'~11111~ came fl'om Sr1il'it Lal;c, !:ircnccl.: : 11 pluy, rc•·Ccclly IICtctl.

;\:~ ~:'r"H~~~~lr:•~t ,.~~~o~im:~~~;:~ o~~~~~~~~~~·: ~~~~0d~~h•~~~~~c~?,3· ro;~~~o :nii~u~~s ~;~: :~~t~'t~·~~!1::;. ,;;:~~;'~)~,~~f~ .. ~::? t~ 11/,j~; THIRTY-ONE TRANSFERS. t i• . 'd tomp utc ~" nng ·~own 1 c. t w"" c OVIILOI' 11nu tau b:tcl< matct·ial Co!'

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. · piny llncl tho jlrll't 15 001111 c<l much · by 11 sudden, lmpul~l vc ""~ in\luccd by some home~ lr·om his yurds. IL wuA durin~ 1 ox•ro ,~;o 1 <>HICir H<>port Anothtr I hilL tho ~cc n c t·y en· the support. \Vh itcsido tcmpO t'ttry phyolcal •·elapse inciden t to tht•~c ycnrs tht<t h o !l'llincd ~hut •t·cat ' Lou,.- J. t•t oC l·"'"t llrnl•.

RCCm$ til h11vc lttlCll espcclnlly endowed I I I ,,. Il l I 1 I I I · " G 1· llollowny to \ J Witt I 0 I I . n I s on~: stun ... Ill!:' 1CII L I. pt~rsun.a P?llU lii'ILY ·~l~ich llilicll hlm ~0 I !I .~1nrchnt1Si.··· I ' I. ·, .• cr, ' .

hy lllltlll'C Co•· ~h•) fl!ll'l, liS no physique The StOI'Y or M t·. \Vilsun·~ CIII'Cl'l' i' much Ill Ills IMCI' poh~lcalc·ll'CCI' TheIr :\t i ~ r-' ."1. bllliCIOfl ...... . # ' ·1 ancl cla~slcal Ccalut·eM nn<l Ejllelodid tim~ or so m!llll' of hi• ~;cncratlcm of county wa.< fillet\ with JI~Or l;ut. in- . .. If•~;.~~~.'.: .. ·•· 1·-•·•ck~un, lot I. blk! \'CliCC ocndCI'in;: him able t.O porlrn.y lliOnCCI'S, a \.tOI'Y u( Carls llt.ru:,:~\e, nf c.lu:st..t·ioUtf home:;l~!ldl11'~, and c.lul'inJ,: t.hc ! ll. S. I(C,OI' to ~~-- u: s;.;iti;: i(,i 'lf~'bfJi. .,.u

CI'Y• lho cliiTct·cnt ~hncle• or pa~•lt)UI\nd (col· limit.ctl Ojl)l()l'lUnitt.:s. ul indumil.abl~ J.:rll•ohnppe l' SCIII'ti in thu early ill" •h<·y I !1, L<•tl,\'11"1. ......... -............ .. ' '" , f111d ln~ in 11 1011111,.~1 · 1 I'UO t..o nnluro. '£he cnorc;-y n nd pca·twvcr·ant:t•. He: wn~ bor~l wuro urt.cn in <·xt.a·,:nln need .-r 111'-~hn- 1 L. n. SmiUa to l•'n111l< \\'dntt•r. loL IIi, Til l~ tllll!-'i f ~ I'CIHll' t'l'tl by Lho o a·chc:J,t.t•a. wuH 1 n :,yl'acut;;<.', N . Y.' whc•·c. 1J I!" fal.IH!I' n tu;o. To t.ltciU ~~ t·. \Vil~on ~nowcd a I • bll,c :t, J.c.·tl,rnrcl. .. ., ... , . .. : . . . ... .... :~., 'del'~ c•xc~c ll cnl.. Fow tuwns cnn tthow such '1\' ll~ 1\. wcl l· t.o-clo l'aLI t. m an\t rnclld'CI'. In \\' illi ng- ncJ.Is which they h ave JJC\'t..•t' ro t·· (, , I·. !I HI Iowa,\' l.o l· •·nnlc Stc\\':trt, !C~

till lli'I':I,Y o( 1111111 •! talent, thou~h \Vc~· hiH !)(lyhtiOU hl~ CttlhC I' I . I 'LI t.t II II I b I I . I hll<t, Ullrttll'oft.. .... .. . '" ut. or ll',V tll\1!4t·lail11 ('l'cdil, Crw cnnldhut.ing ' 'tY ttlg'll UJ:! \\'l I ::n (!IL c $() c .um 'CI' UIH c:oa \\'lll s. 1•;, PlnL1.1Q Jo~cph Nott·~i.i;l~·"J(),' i i cnut ntu:mcmhcl·, Mt·•. r..;, K .lonu~. whtl Cl'lcndK lua~hls !li'I>JICI' l.'' nnd llliii'Cd Lt1 a h't'l' ha.nd, ti'Usttn~ thlll timn Wllnltl blk r., J.u\'urnc ............ .. : .... .. ;;u

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lmlhu!n with" family n( lwt• s.:it·ls ancl o·nalll<' Ills pn•·chn"<"'~ to n·pay him. H""" Sdll't',l'\'t•r to ~;n11 V. lllnrhl•', t<t l"''''iclt•ll •n nhl~· ntlhc piann, while he•· ~hrce boys. Tho pint·•• tlws w•:nl ~~~ ~lnny nC thcm <litlancl mn11y tlicl 1111~. I un<l :!, ltllt I, ~hll'lll~h "'' llutt.... _;:, ~ist.ct·, ~lis~ ~ntlth, t•h•y,•cl lit••t \'iulln. wn~ so Ricldy thn1, as ~It·. Wilson was JC all ~he mouoy thut was owin" h im

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l·:nuHt•l•lmt·~ Hl')llll'll'l': C11ll'~ npc•·tt wontlo Sll,V, ~hrt·c Wl'ro liCI~ c: nong-h ami that nC!I'OI' '"'" llo t;ollectedD cou ld • ,lclL :!\ hll< 4 , Muc·t111:h rul Hm·t. . : .. : ~ n:. ·~i n :\lt:<HII\ wns ~ho sco•w or un woll lo cat·c Cot· th~ sick, nncl hi• moth - he h~nch ct\ i t wou itl make a ~uh$Lantinl Ihos. ~11~11111 :~ K J . i\h11·tu~h, w~!,

!.~i~;,:,d\.H~ •·i't\.er·~u. i uiiH.!UL Tucsda.y cr l\IHl one Mi ~tcr dit.·d \\'it.h in t.hl'CC ro l· t.unc. ft;o.r (]'J lOL-. 1.>11< " · ~hu·tugll atltl to 1 I I I '1'1 · ()(\I \" ' ! · 1 . . llmt .... ........ .. .... .... . r lh•· .• ,in,. wh•••l \V·~ll..-,-w \V l•it•'""' 'l"' 11 .. ,~ wno <Jo; n r'n<: 1 nl. •cl·. "' t·••mrP '!'1,,.. _ • • t·. ·...- 1 son ~ ntc1· c:u:ce1· tt. ts nol c. F;. \\'l\rtmnn ct. nl to J·:. o.' ·1:~tz·c~

JlClll'ed-in lfllmlc~. :\1,·. WhiL!:sido 'is or Lhl! family ~hen l'lllliU to Heart ncce~>III'Y to ~)>C:tl< In clt•l:llt. llu ~oun al, lot4, btk s, Germnnln ........ .. . : .. t c·ca·Lnin\y n. ~-:t·(•nL nclor rutll crunu up \o P•·ail·ic, len mill·:t fa·om \Vhil\\\\':tL''l", bc.•u:;ht. UllL hts purlnct·s in bu!lincM.s nntl E. 0. F'ih: to 1''. 1-1. lJunkcr, lot 1 blk tho cxpcclat.ion• or tho lllll!::nificcnt \Vi~ . • :\It·. \Vihlln then I(J ycnr·s old. Ctllli i'Ollctl it himRt:IL Ho \\'Ui three >l, Ct••·munin .. .. .. .............. .. .. 1.1~11 :ttHlicncu that. )uHl g-at.hc•·ctl Lo (~Teet. A ma1·t·iccl tiiHLC t' was lh·ing- i n n pi once•· t.imt:~ c lcct.cc1n,aym·, twice to t.ho lcJ.,"is- ,J CJ11,11

11 J'.•·CJn!~.'!dc t<? Fa-cd Schnr, lot. 1:; ,,.

h lm. Tic I~ ~~t·nng in C\' CI'Y pnt'l, hut. t:11b in nnd hc1·o tho l:•mily I'Uu<lez ,·on ~ctl la tnt·c, n nd on\"·' waa " cund id nt<: Cot· Stnlt~ ~~· 1~·,~:,:u~n!';': :: ·,; ":: .. ; · .. ·:,· "' N•~'l eH pcr.ially so in the soli loqu,l' nntlln tho until they coulrl open IIJI 11 C:u·m u C cun:::r't'SH, rnalun;; t ho me mnrahlo cnn· •w .,- ctct I .. :.;~0"• 51' -~

nncl mnnnct· wit.h which h il-4 lncin l t! X [li"C~· Lht!it· own. Tlwy \\'Ct'c in c~ t t'l'mn 1.•'"'' n::u i mot. ~hu h';.:nl iL\' of thu nlcl 1 SJ;u':c ~~· i (~.;1•1·:\: ·~(~-~·~·~.::;,;:it.;~;\: ·,·,·.~..(

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' 111111 L 1'1) C'UIIlJHIIIY hi' lUI.! lt\\'1\,\' nhU\'11 t hu 1\\'• Tht) 11Uh1 t41Ul'1< u( IIHtlll',\' I'\')H'I't4UI1lt 1 \\'1\K II. HllllltH'h clt•UHWI'IIt. or 1 hv ultl l llt•IH',\' "1'111'1' lu '1'. J t. I\ 1'\l~l'l't. ul. 1111

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\\'ct'lcy HPpOt'h' l': ,\ 1nr,;o duln a:n· Licm rr·om \\'c.·~lt·\' \\'l"UI- to AIJ!UII" 'J'Ul.'Joo• tln};-e,•cnln~ to li<•ao· WhiLc•itlu in IIIIm· l\11., nod nllo·upm·L a ~:on<ltim~. \\'hill•· ~<l<lo wull dcsco·•·c• tho prai•c lw hot.• wcm Jlt( a f.!'I'Cilt lll'lOI', Tlh\ chu.t·a~:lt•l' or l!umlct.l• 11 , ... ,., llillicult. uno t.n in· l•n•pruLn:ot I\. t~un,..LiLuh·:o~. nc..mrl,\' t.lw wholu play a mi Lh•J part is unt ;duc•l mur.h hy tlh > "Ct!IIOI'.)' ell' Lilt: NIIJIJlO I' ., \V h ltc•ic\n

't<> h nv•: lu:cu C~lll'c;inlly cndowc;u tut·u too· th•J pnt·t, hi~ nno ph\'siqur

.. cla~'!ical fc;lliii'C" nn<l ~plcudl<l \'nlco l'c.!tltlcl'in~ htm ubh\ tn p<H'lrny Lho cliiTct'C II t ~hacle~ Ol pas~ lou llllU !col· i ngo in II IIHIIlllCI' ii'UO lO nfltlll'i), ThC mu~ic: n•ntll't'etl uy Ll:o oo·clw~tt·n. wns c•xccllmll. 1-'uw towns can bhow such an nrmv of home talcnL, t.hou~:h \11Je5· It' I' mu~L claim c t'c<llt. for cont.l'ibut.i n:;: o ti c m cuthct·: M ··~ . C. E. .1ono11. w ho l'l'<•si<Jcotl ~nnhly at Lhc piano, while hct· •btct·, ~!iss Smith. played fit·dL •·iolin.

1-:mmct"h'"'ll' Ht•put·lct·: Call's opct·a [1, 1Hl11:0:C in A luona \\':t!i lhc SCCilfl or an vi :, i ~.:.,: t~I\.'U~I'il'l'~ I.'Utt..'l"lll.iii:UC-111, Tucsclay

f..'\'•.•nirrr w1wn \V·!lt,,uo 'Y'!i • .. ,;,!~ :~:•·

pc:u·cd?in Hamlet. ~Jr. White~idc i~ (!Crt.:.tin1y n. ~rcatt acLnr anti c::uno up to t.ho expectat ions o f tho nmg ni flccnt nut.licnco LllliL hncl I:':ILhCt' CU LO €(''CCL him. He is st.t·ongo In c•·ct·y pnl'l, hut c~pccinlly so in Lhe soliloquy ttncl in tho mnnncr with which his racial oxprcs· slon rc~ponda to hie fcclingR. Ho h acl ~plendic.l ~uppcii'L Lht'Oll!!hOUL, t he en· Llt·c compnny bcin:;: tLWtl.\' nbOI'c Lhe nv·

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crn~:"o of thci\Lricnl pcdot·mct·s. Miss J.cli>~ \VaiHt.on plnycd the p1<rt of Ophc· I Ill in n n aclmimblo manner. In t.hc sec no wh ct·c sho toOl< t h e part o r a pet·· son emr.ccl by g'l'icf, hGr nct.inl!' w:1s cct·· tainly cxcccdinely I!OOd, am: ~l.o t·ichly clcscn·c•l tho l!"ncrnns cncot·o which she t·uccivcd . On tho wholo t.ho nntet·· t:Lin mc nt. wns n deci d ed aucccas a nd tho manngcmGnL of t.ho Call opot·n houso iM to bo congt•tttulalcd on l!il·ins: tho Jl<!<1· plo of Als:on:. :md vicinity nn entcrtnin· mcrn o i ~uch hig-h cnarnct.cl'.

SOME MORt OLD PEOPLE. IR!\ \\· ct41cy nnd J~ortfond Add ~o1uo

a.!ll~ 'n<'w. to J(otufuth'~ 'l'hrco ~".:·oro or 'J'c•n r .. ht.

•Is . n~; lc• the recent chnn~:es in Lhc 1on audil01··· l'aulL, LnG \Vcslcy r•ncl Poo·L· cc. lnnd i:CII~U~ I'CLU\'118 hud become 'Cplll'• his nLe d f l"n rn th ose of tho oLhct· pt·ceincLs c ir 11nd Lh c loss was not noticccl In making

1· up tho list or old people in the cou01Ly ur- publi.hed lust week. Pot·tlnnd adu~ >ut one t.o Lho ve t·,,· top or LhG column, M rs . ret· " I l' il'tt Otw iso n, n()W P:L•t !JO ycnt'H o f 'b· age. Sho l'llnl<~ next to .Tohn Heckart Jn· and is ~hlrd in LhG list. Sho is tho

\oiUJ.: 1Utwu pUI"l\.JOII IIU lhHially U~!OUIIlCtl CIIPil'_'.l ">~ \. IHJ St.nlu hafiiL "l'ldlf K\t..\J l th';) bu't·i-liO:t y,,;~;:..;·;,;-~\:O"'~Li,"~\~~;'t.;:~'~U when hchu·u t..hc tillh! lw p\w•t•cl it. \.u l!hc\\1:-t .. ln tho~c dnyr~ W:li a punll. aud wilh di..;!.:I'IU't' rflnllcin~: :uul \\,,. \.-.,~;,: hltt t.cmplo, ntlll wlwn he wa"' ft~nutl hil'4 oftt•n u.ul old hunbcr oll.lc:o .wus uctu·ly lmcmphwe m1n:.:lccl with the \uru~i\t. h~ndhnc.ltnet·clyfntlcnfnt•wtll'clintothc l'll~ n!l ftlllll I!OtnllllllllcaLIOil h,\' lhu llll':ti< I IOII>I•hu~iLnll. Jti•a~Onlle<· wnft.•, Hlld It,. WI\!' llOL U11l~l hu tnl11:tl lCl \\'UlC1', lh.! l'l\ 1\. big' bii,.I II}'S:~ \\'11~ llono. J tul pia \\ pol'ft!Clly IH,: tctl. f'l'~fliHHI lc 11 l:tll l LhllL h i" lll~iLtulo aL· 'J'<'Iltn ij c·:"IIU ft' tlln ~plt•iL l,al<•!, ~J1CIIl'l' l ', I • Lt·nctccl HU>-plclon. '.fhcro i• uo ,,..;. l·:•tht·t·villc, 1-:tnmutHIJut·~;. and oLh•·t·! THIRTY-ONE TRANSFERS. clcnco thut he hncl fur lll'e :ninuii·H 1'011· poinl~ ns fat· ILWay t.t• h.1ul l!l'tlin lo hb tomphtlcll t11lcin:! hi~ own life. IL wn• <!lol'llLot' 111111 h11ul blll:l< uuttcl'ia\ lot' Dt>XKc·o ,1,. 1.-.,.1,.r 11 ,.1101.1 ,\llothrr 11 ~udllc!ll , intpul~il·e tli'L !mluccll l>::~cnnu hell til!~ 11'11111 ltiij yunlb. It 11'1111 clut'ill~ !.out: ' · ' " ' or 1, ,. 1111 lh·nl•. LtJ III JlOI'Ilt'Y p!ty~len l l'ulapsc inchlen~ lo Lh1•~c ~'I'HI 'K th tll .ho ~'Hin~cl ,thllL .!I'CHL (;, F , HniiO\\'II,\'IO A. ,], Winll•r, O t. hi~ lou~: 11Lnndht1: ill health. I"' '''Un.al pc>pulat•tty whlt:h lluh•tl hit!1,ijU o1, M~trt'ltnu•••'!tl u•l lhuu·n•r• ..... I,.

'l'hu hLoi'Y of )It•. W ilson'>! Clll'!'l'l' I• IIIlich Ill hi. Ill lUI' lot•I!Licnl ~1\I'I'CI'. l.hc I J. ~lt·h-. lu H. 1·:. Jo:rkll•oOII, lnl I, 111~ ~ Lhl\!. C)( NO tn'lll.)' Of hi"' J{UnCt'l\tiun of e•uunt.y WH .. lil\t..•fl Wtlh JU'UJI' hu\. IU• • lfUIIIIH,.,, ••,, •. . , .• , , • , , , ... ,,, ...,, .,.\t

pionceJ·~-t, a. a.~U I 'Y uf oal'ly flt.t·u~n~·lt•, uf cht::;ta·ioutt hntnt~~t. .. ·:uh• ''*"'• and thu·in J,!' \.he In. s. l<.t:MOI'IC) L. D. Suai l.h, tot. h~. blk limited op pot·Lu ni Li.!S. uf inclolll i LII!ll.:: 1-(t'IISsltoppol' _l'c.!lli'S in Lltu early 70• Lh<·Y I :1. L~><l.~·ut•<l ...... · · .. ·: .. · . ......... ;"' Ct\ct·~y 1\nt\ pt.H'Mt.~VCI'llUt'l' . He \\'LLM bora \\'OI'C urt.4•n in (:X~l'•!ll\0 n~cd or a .. toisl· l' [.. D. :-;ma~h .tn.l·,ruu1< \\ t•htn·~· . hlL If.,

in byt·ncu.-o, N. y ., whl·I'C hi.. fnlher at!C'> 'ro &.h\!1~ :,J,·. \\'ilson bhC"\'f..•tl ll (:.h~~ ·h:.~~\~··-~·,~t,·.~ ·1:-;.:;.;,c. st._:,~·:;rt \t ~,., wns" wcli·LO·UO ~ult rnanufacll <t'et·. In wtlhngnc•• winch they ha\'c II· l'ct' rot··~ hlk 7 Uuncrufl ' ~~~ his boyhi)OU his faLhct· by si~nint: with ;;nLtcn. llc sold l.unthct· a nc.l. c.,.1l wit. It ~ . ..:. 1>1aLL tu Jo•ci>i; ·;;;;,·tco.ti ;,~.;·lolii f1·ic.nUs losL h is J>I'Opcrly antl tnO\'Ctl Lo a fn'C. hand\ tl'u~ttng- that t.uuu would UH.: r., Lu\'ct·nc .. . .. ..... ...... ..... ;:~• fndiunn wit.h a family or two gi1·l.;; ancl enable hi~ put·chnsct·s: Lo 1·cpuy him. Jtt1su Sdncy\'l'l'1.0 Ellu \', l\lul'hle, to\. tht·cc boys. 'I'hc plat'•! t.h~y wont. Lo ~Jan\' o( them ditl and many tliU not. i I ont.l :!, blk I. ~tm·wt.:h 1111 Burt. ... '!'~. wus so sicl<ly thnt, IUf ~J r. \\'ilson wa~ If ali tho money thnt. was owint'" him JO~(I'!lh 1-:l\'hl~e t.o Thoo.t. llamm, c:;·

I I Ll L C C• l>o ·ollccle(l~eo<•l ·' loL 2. blk ·1, llh,.·w~h •ul llurt. . .. ... J::, wont t.o sa."· thcl'c \\'•· :·o noL L·nou:,r 1 :.nt 1a nc~ r .. n c . u 1'hos. Hmmn tog_ .1. ~lurt;t,:h1 w:.!:, well to care ror the •icl<, ant! hi-i moth· he h,tnchccl t ~ won lei mal<c a >ub.LanLta l ftof (')·Slot~, loll<~. ;lhn·ta~h atM 10 cl' nnd nllt.: si~Lct' dil'tl within t.ht·ce loi'LU II C. Butt ........................... .. .. \\'1\H)<\$: nf •• ,,,!h nl 1H•I', Th·\ ''''"''t:·~;!"'::' or ~.!:·. \Vilso:! ':s talC I' car·cet• it. is noL c. E. \VartmU'l Ct. alto r;. 0. t"ilz tl. of the family then <"a me to HearL ncccss:u·y lll speal< in delail. Hu soon nl. lot~. IJ!k ~. Gcrmauln.. ...... ... ..,., l'rait·ic. Leu miie~ ft·om iVhito:>waLer, bought o•JL his pnrLuct·s i n business and E.,O.,Pi.tr.tu 1·'. li. Uunlccr, lot 4 blk ll \V is. , Mr. \Vil£on the n HJ yCili'K old. cmttt·ollcd iL hi m st:l f. Ho II'IIS t.ht·cc s , G~t mnnln .. ... ... ... : ... . .... .. .. 1,!1. A nuu·J·ic:c.l t~ist.ct · wn~ u,·i ng i 11 n pioneer l..imcs clcct.~.:tl lf'il)'CH', t.w icc lu .lhu lc~i~· .)o~l~< 1j·:;:o<.~~~~~~~?a.~.,~·:~. ~~~~:'.r:.~~: -~~ ~~ en bin unci here ~ho ftunily rcndC'-I'OttSC<I latut·c, and once was a C:lOcltclnlc lot· State ne I own 1.0 Peter~;:;. Skow, ..,~ until they coultl open up n farm of congress, making the mcmot·ahlc con· ~•;, ~; .............................. . Lhch· own. They wcl"c in r.xh't:'!'f'll.' test ng-ain£tt t h('; t~r:n.liLy of tho nld 1 Sumc to H cHt'Y K rmH\ ut' tn, uw 1VN JlOI'CI'Ly, h:n·in::; tl!LOf:l\Lhet• uu• $/.:l(t : n Oc Lobor c lcct.ion law Lu \ t n~cnL Go•·. , ~7 . . ... . .. .... .. .. ... . .... .... ..... . money, a worn ·out tc1tm, nnU a fow pi~!'\ . Ca1'J)Cnt.Ct't who hatl been cho~cn . He ~1u.nc to .. f. <.~. OoctJJ(cn .. n' ; :!:!·~'-l, ~· The liLLie stoc;l; or llllllley I'CJll"escntctl was " blJLunch dcmOCI't\L or lho old llf·nry l~I'IIM~. ·~}'· H. ),t·u•c c~ ul, ne '""

J k · t b • l •moe 'l 111· "" tt.n., -• .. · ........ .. ...... · •· gift coin~ chiclly. They went in deb~ :tc sonwn ypc-ll . 01 n ~ c ~" - u. ~. 1.0 Unrdny J. \\'oodwnt·d, sw :~1· lot· a !ann nod bc1:un t.he ~t.rugglc ~o ancl wa• 11 p:H·Ly r~:tn to nlll11s t'7h1tton•. ~ 1;,, ~\I ........ . ...... . ............ . m 11ny pioncct·s lwow of. They h ad l3ut in his c~tpnCI L.\' as :.1 11 lJI!!e111l he t;. s. to W:n. ~. Pi<-t·son, s)f ~c,11w sc h cu·dly g-ot ti~ar t.ccl when n boy b1·our;:hl sot·,·cd his con~LtLucnLs <I'I Lh the same ~1.\H, 2\1 ....... ... .......... . ....... . small )10.'< LO H<!:tt'L Pmirh•, nm\ :'-lr. ability nnu cncr~y which he cli•playt::d 1 Hkhar<l Ho<io;l!l' tu.l, H. :'>lond~lcy,u!: ..,,

1 \.Vii son WitS OOC Oi LhC earliest l'icLims. in hi~ own affait'5, Ilis linal illnC~>~ ~II' :1.\~;, :!~ ........... """ ........ ' Tic barcl,l' pnsscd d~at.h'~ dom· nml Utl'll came upon him ~mlclcnly ahuut ci:.:ht .In•. Gt~ll;~u~n to K ,J. ~hu·t:t~h, "~'

' l I I f Ll 1 I I nw 1·1 ·1'• .~I .. · · · .... ·· .. · · ...... bc~an nut'titn:.: t. 10 ot tct· ijuiTot·ct·s, as ycnt·s ngo. n a cw mon IS to ~ u ·un c ,111,, <.;ullnnnlo B . lllcyc•t· , , ; nw :~J wns ch:u·acLc l'i stic of hint to hi~ l atc~t f 1·cm a l.l<ll'lly frame'!' ''tho tl11.'1 and I !t~, :!7 ................. .' ... :........ 1 years. ln one instance he cnt·NI rnr 11 •liprcrcclpllntalolln,' from a wet~ht nf Thos.ll.l'cltitw ::;tutc lllc J.c.lpr1l, ..:i•·l wiLhuuL n~sistnnce ut nuy ldml. ~n pountlw t.o une ur tc:-~~ Lhan J:)U. HiM u!~ 11w ta, M!~ no sw 1:!·1~1. ~~ ....... -&,tl•1 and , on nccount of the LCI't'Ot' whir.h hall sLom:tch..f.:ti!cd __ him _entirely llncl . he .\!~•. ;v,l.'!lo l.O M.P. lloac-nrd ctnl. <e :l<:.-, :;cizcU Li •u :,ui.\.!i:mcnt, wa:; h: ~;, c::i: t·ci.v 110\'CI'I'al l lCU lint. Wlt.h :\. tlctCl'll'llnn·l .t.a .I.J, -"i .• • · •· • · . .. • ·• •• · • ...... ·• ... '

n.lonc with h e r until rlr:n th cam~. and t.io n n ot. to ' givo UJ' h o SLI'll"!!lcd 0 . S. ll1 illct· to B!lwin l t. Cool<, lot 1 , ... h · h t ·,, 1 1 i·' 1 · 1 1 1 tl i h d · o 1 noel~ or lo~ ~or loL ~. lt.(l:;, :!'J ....... ~,.! .•

t en w tt ou mu to n u tct· tn Jet• L ll'OU{! 1 Ill e !! L ycttl'~, en ~n·tn~: w tat It II. :--pcnslcy 10 'Vm. ~chr~tlc, llW i'Oilln, which had been hronght. n ••at• wonld have wot·n ontli!O o•·dtntu·.•· mr;n, :!7, nc ~·IUO, ~'l' ..................... ,,,~'11 tho hou~c llnd left. nnd in t.ho ni:.:ht never t.u the la~t admiLlin~ LO himself lllna Watkins LO o. w. Mcau cL nl, tlt·ove hct· alonG li,·o mile~ to t.ho ccmc· nt· ~fl hid ftunily Lhat },;~ capnciL,\' lot· itc ~.!JH, ~~ .. . . .. . . .... .... . . ........ r.,C''1 tm·y :tncl bu•·icd her. ~fl·. \ Vilsou '• bu~ in css wns i mpall'l!cl , o t· LltnL Lhct·e Cln"a It. J:aulbor ct.nlto 0 . A. Jl run·, ")I nhi'l it.y at. nu t·sin!; \\'ns rccol!nizcd, nntl wns nny occnsiou fol' him to vlnn fot· an Aon ct.al, nw a.!!·~· :.m ...... : .. :···:.~· .v~ nL onu t.imG while cnl'in~; fCit' 11 broLhet· ca•icr modG of life. Shulllin~,; to town w,:!! !?.'~ht~tdct'l.O lbos. A. ""J· sc-•· ,.,.,1 who~o.lcs: hnd bc~n brolwn 1!,. studied I man}:""~ mnny.a .t.i'ne whc.n it 1\':t~ a n: c.~~i~;.:,:o~k·i~ ·l:,;.n;;i('\vciu;~.::;~.ii •. medtctnc and sct·tously constclercd b"· ph)'btcnltmros,tiJtltLy fn t· hun to l olL I •w !!'!.!l!l, ~i . ..... .. . .... . . . .. . ...... 1,•~•' eom i n ~:" 11 p hy•iciun. IluL Lho nt.tme· lout. 1t·ou1 t.ho s idownlk, he wnltlcl ~pend Jo:ll• Wiu l< toW. 1•'.1:;w11yzt·, .,.;jl .\1; ~; 1 lions o f t·u~~:ed oul·door life M well"' I ~lH: day i11 dit·ccLill!;" t.hr m:ut:t.~cment .John G. t·:dwnrd• to Gco. Jo:. Ha•·t· ~he n'!ccssity t>f sLruggio to :;:cL llw of his miiJq, m· in plttnning ro~ rh:tni(cS I wrll, nc IIW 4 N, :?\1., .............. . means or livin:<" clt·cw himlmek tofn:·m· Lobe mnclu in the ru~ut·c. t·c~cnlln~ ex· 1 ing. At. !W yc::rs or :o1:c h e sold his in· JH'cssions o r ~y:::p::~lty :tml no;. hccdin1: 1 WESLEY NEWfl NOTES. Lc rcst. i 11 tho homc'fnt·m fm· $700 and t.hc ad ''it:O o f ft·icnd~. who tn·gctl him to 1 hc~:an li fe lot· him~clr. lli~ sehoolin~: L11k~ lifo cMict·. "\\'hen 1 :un done : l'e ' ·"o"'.t ~oww or Wc•lcy l't ttzens

mother o! tho Davison boys 11nd of ~h·s. Ch irmnn, w i ~h whom she is atayin:;:. TTe 1· h ealth iM not vory good, but she i~ nblo to bo up nnd llbout. l'ortland

hnd been very limited. AL one tirnc wlt.h bu!'!inl·Sc-1 whnt. nm 1 g, ,int!" lo du'!'' I uud ..-l'ht'h'" J·"rlcuc..ht. he had wot·l;cc\ fo•· his boaru tutd at· wns his sL:lnding <JUI:t·y, nnd to die in \VESt,l-:Y, Dec. 2.-H. D. Hocl~cs bt>:; tended n sGlcct school f~.n· ~~ fe w t.c t·n". t.hc h:tt·ncss was hi~ .aim, a n aim ~" lin· i,o·nclcd hid fn t·m OI'Ct' in Hancock coun· t1ut {!'CII Ot'l\lly spcalnnl! t.hc seh oul fortunately nccom pltshcd. . , . . .,, houRC hncl been I'OIIIOLO 11'0111 hi~ hoy· lilt·. \Vilson 's pre;milinJl' Lt·ails. t.he l Ly lot· h . 5. na t'l't~LLS Slock of ht\IU~'~1 ' hoocl. He bou~h~ tt farm :uljoinin2 tho sLrcn:;:th as well a~ limiLations of his he:·<!. This will not bo new busonc:; old pl~>.c~. payin2 down :;;.;oo nnd going ch:tt·ac;Lct· at·c sullicicnt.ly int\icnt<•d in ro1• ;\It·. Hodge~, ns he has been in the In debt. ~:!,000. nne! here ho ttml ;llt·s. this ~kcLt:h of his ctn·cct·. H!l hac! ah· tt·nde h 1 ., d 1 bl' will finil W ilson i n Jl\:jl) beJ.\'1111:. hnnl tiLt'UI!Iil':'. so_1u~cly t.il·c\css enei"J.\'y, :t dctct·min.ed I !t im a,~~;. ·g~~u\ L~~mp~o ~0 business People sn id h o would nc••ct• lcccp h 1s wtll Lhal IH·ookctl no lnLcrfet·cncc, a n tn· wiLh \V wc\c mo 1 1 Lo out· midst. head ~IJO\'C wrLLct· .. JI~•L he hnd li•·c·~ IlL dc~cncluncc of t.hous:h,t nncl srcct;h I Dr: Col~untl ,~ifo of llriLt :\OU Chn~. homo 10 1\ log cnl:ltn wllh n mud chun- whtch was a> l'CI:Ilt'UoCSS of pub he Hill 1 llll . , 1. t 'l'l nk•"il'iD" ncy, und hncl worl<cd ft·om sunrise to opinion ns it was of Lh<l (lirccLicn ol tho 1 ,1 ,.-~ ~/ ~~c''!:0 1!l.8,P011 . 111 , • ., ~ •undown !n thn harvest :icld for ~CI wincl . 'l'hcsu llilnuulo h i m 11 f t• it:ud lo I' ;• K ~~~ '!1L0 •·: nut .\iOI D\. Htl~;,.0 his cents t\ dny , n oll he had dovc lopccl 11 his fl'ir. tuh ""'! n f'lc to !~ i~ rcrs. !)i· 111;~· · "' 0

I S ~:n ".fr. ~ m return constitution ufit·on,nnd hndcncoums:cc.l rec~in~; these ~lrOIIJ! qunli~i~s w:~q" . 11b.lo '\~e1 ~·tl Ho c1xpccl..~ lOnr•in:l n. na.tut·n.lly slrons: will unLil clcrcat was kind. lwn~·t. under n gt·u!T cxteriot·. Xo 1!~rc 11,"?" n to spr n~ to rc '

·oL adds nnolhl'r also to the lout· score liqt, cd P<LLrick O'Hnrn, who is nnw pnsL 8i.

Portl anu hus 18 who ut·c 11:; o t· o vet·. us Or t h cso M t·. tmd M1·s . Henry I~c nberc:· ux or ru·n hoth past. 10; Mt·. anu Mrs .. AI·

vin H. Dwlnncll. Mt·. 11nd Mr~. Fred Doring, :O.lr. nnd l\lrs. Ft·ancis H. Holcl·

llY en 111'0 J)IIUL 65. c l< \-Vc~le1• h<Ls no one in the tom· scot·o ill ~ ! :;!~ bu!.'hr.s ]2 ;;·ho lH'\"YO pr.:,;, G.j ,\'Ct\1'~.

Mrs. i\nnlo E. Wnt·d ttncl Mrs. Rhod11 :n· K Emmons arc Ntch 76, nnt\ H11nn:lh ·cs E . llollcnba~h Is 75. Mr. an•1 ;'olt·s. :c~ r't•ee m an /\~h 1\1'0 bot h p nSL 70, noll

Ol:lcd and M rs. Itobinson n r o ct<ch pusL he or,. >X· These nddltione give tho county 41 ntl pcoplG pnst 80 ycnrs or IIJ:c, which lft

h ll ro lg JO· IU·

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c e rtainly n romnrl<nb lo sho wl nc: for 11 new ~ceLlo.:.".:.·--------

~C t ·,t o T onchors' :\tootiJIIC• Tho St.at.o Tench era' nasoclnt.lon will

hold Its lo1·t~·flrat nn11 ual aoHslon 11 L D e s Mo lnoa. rucsdo.y, Wccl n osdny nnd T h ursdo.y, Due. Sl, 1895, Jnn. 1·2, 18011.

ICB t Jlolh t h o Jet u ratl (lO 'J:rust. Ito I .r:: Ia no lnsu rrtne o bo! ll l!' wriLton c h on ll1nl n strcot In Britt nnd noM will to I bo In old ll no oo.r.lpnn lcs at tho presGnt n d r ntes. Tbcy a ro o.\1 going Into m u tun\s.

not tn hts cat.cr;:o•·r. rn follt' yen :·s, the o•·c '" cll~LI'c~s cvc.!t' went to l>im in !; ~cl .sh.tt c o.r tho sum mot · . nL N· yea•·~ pt·ccetlin(,!' L)lc war when whciLL vnin . Ou~ o r h is h tu•c1 lifu us" !Joy o n ~'0111 hu~long hM hcon somcw.h . 'fl we nt. hoominc:, he hncl rnaclc hiH wny ~0 Ht:u1·t. Prni l'io Ito hac\ 1c~.rn~il the l.at dcd b~ tho t•cc~nt ba d wcnLhC t · .

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Lha~ in Jll.jll Ito t;10\'Ccl lo WhiLowatc1· \'lt·t.ucM or the stru(,!':?li tt£! am\ tho! 1111• fllr~c~s tn Ll~l~ ·: tcln.lly :we ."o,t OICr Lo en:;(O!:'O In buy tog HLOck anc\ lli'OU!I~<'. rot·tunatr., 11nd ho ne\'Cl' in hiS )'Cilrs o! On<~ L~trd Lht oug~ With tho Cl 01 ~ Chi· ~·or tho following ten yc•u·s t.ho hunily pt·ospcl'ity iot·r:-ot t.hem. ~ir.::ct·c 1' · 11. lluLLM 111' 1' 1VCd horG fro• sLav a lived In V.'hiLoWI\LC I'. llut elut ing Lho tnOul'nCI'd OVC I' his unti m ely cle~tth lli'O CUI:'O hLSL we<:l<.lln<\ !lXpOC.t8 tO 'u· ln~l fi \ "() Mr. Wilson wns tlwny CO:Jduc~· huml t·cd8 of t.ho poot·ot· rJcoplc, who i n :~cck ~·· 80 ~tSlL I:tg h la mnny fl'lcn s, lng rrolt:rhllng ll'l\lns nnr·oss t.ho phlins. tho pntiL :It) yenrH h tii'O known ~hu vuluo he 1110 """'Y8 r; lnd to sec him.

TilE WEEK'S MEETINGS.

Cn fc Lnlt·r . t'rttd ln r, room, J~t"ldny , Dec. ll. Supper :i:llO Lo 11, l':uroponn plun. lloncflt 1\. L. A .

A w,\1'1:11 for S:l . .'i0-11 jowob- noLI\ W n t.ot·hut·y . Sco nowyGr. -:JO~Z

Ilo wontucrnHe four limeH with Hlmv of hi• kln<l word•, dl11intoroslt'<l tul· going OXI:n, In 11;1~), 1111111, lllll!!,alll)lflll!l, vice, ILIHl lllllLCI'illl u.~loLunCt'. :O.Jt·. H wns on the lii'St Lrlplhnt. he nn rrow· Wil~on'ij llml t.ut.i on ~ wo •·u in ~ho m •tln ly OBCil JIOU thO Jnc.llnm;, 'l'ho Lrlll n lttlll \l m !LnLitlii U I''!RU! LIIIA' !rom lnc k o[ lop· cnmpcd In t.hu too~ hills ruod mttny h nd pnt·t.unltlca In youth . Now tlmt ho Is ucnLtored to hunt nnlGinJY.l. Mr. Wll· A'Onc thoy nro.lost eight or while dcnLh son noel n ft·lcnd nnmctl Snrtwoll ware br ings Into stronger relief ~hoso tt•nil.ll orr b,v tbGmeoh·os und en lnLorcsLotl In which hJLvn mndo him so lrnporlnnt 11 th o c bnaG t.hut t h oy did not n ot loo 11 fnet.ut· in Lh o A' t·owth of i\lgonn, of t. ho lHLnd ol :10 Incl lun s, wh o wore bcnrlng county, 1111<1 o f thl~ soetlon o f the sl.uLc. down upon them, unLI\ thoy worG n~ Aaboul(h dlrtorlng from Till·: :.JPPJm OYsTI;I!R-etnndurcl nnd Bolcct-ln• ahorL rBngtl. Sttr~woll.enld Lh!lro. wna DE.:S MOI~I'.S In poliUca, Mt•. Wilson bulk, ut the City Dnl<ct•y . ..Sl


.l. Ill ,\l.~·~na t•> !:(•:t~· \\':d:~<:r \\'ltilt·· , I'IT1J1 ;lr ,,: L' tl\~ '1'1[1•' \"t'i"lrl~··\''1' PERSONAL MENTION. It- i11 l!a111H. it \\' ;:s <t ~}llt•JHiill ' .1! l nJl.1 1)1 l L .1 1) 1\ .~l 1. ·lt•gattlll\ :llllllla,• jll'll['lt• nt' .\kutli\ )lr. :tlld :\Jr:-;. {). }.1, J)ox:;t•c Clllt!l'· .·n· lli~llly pka~;~·d w i ~it iL. EYt·ly taiuett a faulily varLy CJtl 'l'!Janl\l;'"iYill". ll' 11 t•tn wt·rt: !li .~ld) pk:t~vt1 '"itll i Such VV~t~ r/I r . V\i'ih; on·~~ Act of There were pre!;ent :'rom alJr<><~ll )!~· . t~ir . ·'· :L JH I l'l'IL U:i<l ll1t: play 11Wre 1 Dox!:iee'sJ.'ather, A . J~ .. and .. Mb::;t~wen-:u l a1:1piy rl'p:t!d t lll':ll !'or tl1l' time · Se!f-Dc::; ·~ruction- -It vVas dol en JJox:seel or Holle, and ,J. '\\' . 1d I:H>lll'\' ~llt:lll . 'l'lll ' ll. Lctl . :;ut:h a I JJoxsee, etliLor of U1e .Moutieello :.t:x-·li.,·l,Lfu( t rfp l!:lllH' in LiH~ t·arly llll)l'll· No·\: Prem.editated. prt:•ss, and \\'ire. ~ jl\,:l.rs .i1'.• a pa~~V 1 ~;4t,'',· . coat:il .. llellintl l , ''~ .. 0 . t'. C!·,tll·,t:·r·l·\·e·l r·1.0 ....,, '\'· .1 · v.

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oll ·~IlL) ,,[ t ll.to.. ,, I .. \ h~ -~~; l~ll .lil,..,hl. : I Lhe ltoltday!:) , !l llt!!t'r stop \':a:-; tuadt~ <!:, \\ rlJtleJJHd'i.! • I . · , l 'l""' l'l'" l1t'tt't1L•· 'tllt.t ·tl ·')· <>·· ·l•>•·J· lll" 'l'l ·1> • . l (ranlner Co\\'le~> lei~\'es for \\';t:shitw-' ·' :-, • . . . ( • .. "'" \. ~ ,. ' 1(' \l•'l't'J'I !('.\:\" \\' '\'' J"B'" fr()J)I<•' ll) l I.. . . " tin i:rri\'l'ti :n Etntlll'tsburo; t.ollle in-· . , . · ., .' :. ::

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· - ··• · • ... : "'' • • l .'"' · e expec $ lo \'!!:itt Lhe ..:\.llali1 <t .Ex-~.'.1. . , . ~Lulc~ lo ascerLa1n any p~u'LJeulan;. lL I posiLiun lJefore returnilw . .LIIC~ I•,Jl!llll'LSJ)lll'~ J)en~~Jer;.t .(!l\'1.::-- !!) !!OW sl.'lt.lr:.tl llc"yond nnv (llll •st..ion , ..... r• .... I) /'>

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l. l ' . ]' • [' I ( tl l I I . . • • I J.I.L!:) Uvv ..L '"'"' '""' , ., .... ,.,. 1\f,c.o.; L' 11 w\\'lllg \:-,l o peop <~ o 1at .,,. w t taLL 1e ;~eL 11l ~el1-de~tnH;tion \\'as , . · · . • •· v•v·~-. '""~ ·";'" ··· ~·~·~· nH· lo .\ Jgona tiJ see a:1tl hear \Yal- uot preml'ditaled. J\lr. \\'ilson had \\lute, \\~n.L t.o. 11tssotm \alley last r \\'llites.ide : C . • \. . :S111ith illlll \Yif<•. : rd<!lllll!rl l.o ~~0 \tl Emnlel~:uttn.! 011 t l:t! !l "·eek Lo YlStt .tncnth;, and .-Mr. C!ouc1 E. \:t.ll;oou,:~nd ,.,.i l't•. I f. W .. ~)ec;~~~ ' o'ehH;k J:!Ol'll i: 1 ~ pnsseng·er, · and had ha:,.lH~.~ ~~ at..~ ~\:~\~_la, ntLendJn~ tG legal

c\ \\' II(• . • \.. l. ll(>rlt>il ::t:tl wll\.', J.. alrcad\· lliHtl•! pla ~ 1s ror the llay·s l>usi- bt 1 " 111 ~~!; t.lus \\C!e ..... l'll!lllnr and \\'il'e, 'l'. F . .i\kUne ;u:d llt'S!:i . ·lit~ llal1bt.:l'll troubled. howe\·tr J · C. ::5Levens, of Des:\loines, speul l'e . \\'tn. J:'t•rg;u~;llll }tlHl \Yil.e .. ),ln; . ~.I: , wiLl! a \\'llirling st~nsaLion in llis lll~atl: 'l'lmnl\sgiv~ug wiLlll1is rclaLi\'e!:i, :.\Ir . . ~eolt, 1IJ:;ses 1\ l t.:\ eliiiS, (r. HetsloJ[, , as \\'l~l1 as ;1 \\'('ilk l H'~:; or his legs prol>- ~ ~~n~l 1\ Trs . lon~d Donnoy. Mr. btevetH . ·~<<~LsloiT, nusLwiek~ Burt, l'!l~Lon. : lJalJly it S)'lii\)LO!ll of hi!' faiUllg 'eoulli- 1~ Ill t !Je Cn!J.>loy of L~ll! ::5tar };ngravillf: .ll :\H'Ssrs. ~lueller. :-;ehlrlll<'t', l'..<ll.:lt . tion, and it is nut unlikely Lhat as llt! Compauy, ot J)esMome~. >Lis. :::ieolL OrmslJy. J\1 . C. Grier . J ... : we:1t l() his safe lhat morniw• llc ll1iVV' ~lr~; . CollJy of Cle·n· L·tJ· .. ' ''true tc

~ 1 J I I.e I.. ~ \\" "1 (' ll · 1 n • ' ' < '"'' '" . l> •ilY!1.<~.' · t1 .Ill • . .J\;ll ' ' ' '. ,J · : ~· r: .. r:; t. l h<tn~ we;J o\·erc~>me ])~ weakness amt 1 Algona last . WecltH!!:iday on leitrning Oj ontl,·• r1 Al~~OIJ,t conlll do .ts ''ell. I s~ull-i: t~o_wn l~osstiJly wtLll. ntl po~n!r ~o 1 the d.eat,lt o( :1 . ~. Wilson, :llld remain

, tiE:o;T t:.\ l:<')fl'Ll..\!1·:.:-.;·n:o nse. J lw sq~ht ot the plsLol, lymg 111. eel \\'lth lhc 1au11ly uut.il afLer the fun Emmet~hmg Jteport.t!r : One of \,}1(! , !Jh safl~ \\'lH'l'l' it. h:td lain for t\\'ellty I eral. ::5he returned homcli'rillay nirrbt ~ <ts ill t:: :·eatm:· ~_; of L11e HamieL enter-, years. may llitH.! ofCert!tl tl.Je s up;gesLioll 1\li .• 1) 11 . , , . . ". intiH'iJt at. A !gona Tue;:;day evening ' to eml a life \\'hi ell hall IJeeome <L uur- 'l. ~· ·~~in <~t l spent> I hanksgtvmg \\'lU \S Lllc exet:iienL music fmnishcd IJy 1 den, antl action followed on the in- \f0 t. 5 m. St .. ~ ~~ull ~Irs. MahlCl c orcltesLra. \\'hiclt wa~; compoSE!tl or , slanL. llc was \·ery eheer(ul in t.hc ' 10f? huslJcm~l ~!:i of the great dr~ !gona tal(mt. Thtl orciJcstm c·.o1tltl : moming aL Llle tal.Jlc, a.nu hi~ miucl goo t & house oi F1elcl & Mahler . . i·tlly fail of tliscom,;ing sweet mt1sie I was ac:Live with lJI<t!tS fur a lJusy rut- Mr. :~ntl},lrs. S. A. Ferguson, of l\Itt 1en such mu:sicians as Miss Kale 1 t~rc. 'l'hc ru.neral \\':tS _private.n.ntl \\'H!:i lo~1el ~ ·?: ·.l arc spet;di;Jg a. few \\'~ek nilll, 1\J.r!:i. :;\lnml Jones.ancl the Wt'l- ' from the res1dcncc }'nday altcrooon. w~th then. !:iOn, W.l\... }ergusou, of tb< ·r lJruth<'rS ;lre nwtulJers of it. I Hcmarl<s \\' ere made IJy U. J). Petti- F1rst :NatiOnal J3ank. \Vnslc~y l~r-port.P!': ' l'he mHsic rend- I ~one <~l~<lyy ~I.r~ . . co~hy o~ ,clear Lake, I .~liss M~ty JoiJ.nso~~~ of ~\.lgou a., j ell hv the orcheslm was cxcellf>nt. 1 ,md ~c\ ct.tl ptc~es of mns1c con~lutle<l VI~llilllg tillS weeK \\'ltll 11cr tnemtsl tll • !\\' to-,n1s can show such an arrny of i the Simple S<.'l'\'JCc. Itev.Jl. B. BnLier l\~1sses . Dc.~rker in this city.-Esther 11rw t<tlent;. t,twngh Wesley l111t!:it 1 rn:.tt1e th~-l address at t he gmvc. 'l'he VIlle VmdlCa tor. 'tim c:re<lit for c:ontribt1Lin~ one nwm- ! I~n~aLe iunnal \\':!::; Sllggc:>tetl lJy the l\1rs . II. Putsch and daurrhter .l\Iyrti1 ·r, ~!r:;. C. E. .Tone~. \\'ho l>resilletl so ! lun~Lcll ronm at tl!sposal and lJy tl..le arrived home from an extentled visi ll.Y at the piano, wl.lil~ her sisLcr, ::\liss I d~~~;:e.lhat. t~JOse '~·1. 10 , hatl know1.1 ~he wi th. frieuds in .Mi nnesota Satunla· niLII. p1ctycl1 !irst v 1o]!ll. . ~l e.cc.,t~ed t.lle ]~)Jig(:S~ ;tn<l mo.st I!~t1.m- mornmg. ·

- --- · ·-· .... Q• · ··-·· ____ i 1t~. ly shouhl be ]1I t-'seur.. .11t_. W llson Mrs '.r!Jorun I' II lJ 11 .1 1 Oysters. standard :tn<l seltlct in bulk, will bt~ ~·emcm~>ered as one oC thr: ~1?St 'been'·. , st, ~·~?[. , uml l\oic· t," lO .Hl. <'ilr l'·t'·t·r. • stweessful !Justness ll!Pil an<l polltJctan h· ... :l. g~IC ~1. .l.' r. .uH . IS. Tellte1

' • · >• ·~..:._______ I in llw early history nf town antl eonn- ,\s lctutncd .to her home lll Humboldt .A full linu ol' c:olnr~!d co~l.on /l;uJnt>ls ; t .\·. 'J.'hr~n~ was 11 0 one \\'ho conlt1, in . A . ..:\.. Call.IS horne from his Louis •ry <:lw;•p at the (.irange store . j Lho period or his prime. lllllSLcr morn or Iana plantall~n: lie reports an im

-------·-·-- i truer frien t1s lllau he. 'l'IH~ faet; that meuse crop of nee. "11()''1''' :,. •" a'" v. • i I If~ \\'as L\'>ic·.e elecLL·d tn tlw lcg-islalltl'C J) . A . llaggarll \\'C11~ to BuLler COllllt·

1 am loaJii~l~ 1JHIIII'Y on i'itnn l:l.1uh ! ;Jn d t.lln'tl LillH'S pliu:t~d in Lhc• II!Ct)'l)r's l l\londay to elosc 11p a real estale deal. · , ~ ix p<•t· c·c•Jl t i nl Pi'Ps(·. Only a !-illlilll chair i 11 a d islric:t. :t ntl eiLy sn strongly ---- .. o ... ~----1ar~~r> will bt: m:Hh~ l'nr procliring this l'<'pnhlic:ln. is snrnt• indication of the I 1(::1 on c•y .. 'l'l'e.borrP~~·~·~ eaH ll<J\'<! personal. ft.'llo\Yiug lw llild . lfll has heen ,11·~ • .': 1 11,~1 :.L:~t.l s\\'~~(;Lh.n~:;th \~:~11 1'":! b.r:Shi I(~ Jl,,.ilc:·,..•·<l OIJl:l)' ll1g o({ all nr ill\\' I a t',rt'<tt!acLor :tl\\'ti\'S, ;H id tnany tltere 1~. 1t1 : 1 ~· -t.t.l llh .l .. clllcd~ . ltlcl: .11! c<'lll "

· · · · 1 ,, ...... t lll]Cctor lrP · trl ot' hi:; mortgagt' a~. thi·li!!l~·ol'pay- arn who llltllll'll ilh loss itJI<l t•spet.:ially . • ' · ' · ·' · 1g illt.en•st. . . . ; .. ; . H Y .\;..:. · n·gn:t. llH· s;:d manJH·r .• r !Ji-.; ~oit1g . i ------- -

t> li i··•' o\·o·r il:o· ll·•·:lotflwl~ . Al::nH:l. Ia. _ _,.0 . ,-<:: ... - - : FARJVI LOANS /\T SiX PER CENT.

Don't Tobacco Spit or Sn~okc Your Life Away.

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W J .. ·,·:·,,, ·t \',' J~d o nl 111 a l l kc t'n i n l.!' w ith t il i ..: \Yi li1rl c!r f ul cr c:it.io!l 1 ~;tC l:ty Lllan a nylhi 11 g l+· . :,1 r..:. Y \\'t'r,· llt' \' l'l'll!f'le:-;!' g-reat of DickL'll~ . 'rh ~~ ~U flfii) J't,i ng-comp:tny ~ o n ;rro:-;e tl n; follo w :!,:_r II!Pl'ilill:.

1en and the rc~ulL of Lheir W:J:-' excellent. supcr1J. IJroccedcd to frv l hl..! · .:\l :;acou ~- . i <.:L'S i;-; go<1Cl. Of ·tll our .;,ll'l- 0 - ' Fu .. u.c.x;.al of !l..,.i·. ·'}\'iison . I eggs CJ\'cr a •J , ;; rc.

th,~· were probably the Tile funeral or the 1av~ .J . .J. \V i !~on -~o-c:---.hc . ~tlple, hut that was was held at the \Vii~o n residence last Cha.tnpion Corn Haskc r!' . oes:-; or sin in the esLima- I \ 1 1 · 1 t " l Friday a t the appoi 11 ted time. 'rile 1 ( ' lrO )US\ I Ill; C(l[l ul!S ue of. \Vcb~tcr . \Vc do not. house was well tlll('cl with invited crack corn huskers i~ one of tlH ,uJcl lJe unfair to tbe pro- friends, n.ncl at th e appointed time citeruents of Gr':!~o ~oun ty. R e terpert bis U~aehiog~ tbus : uf ouc llUtldret't 1)"l·, ~h·· 1~~ ,·t cia)' ·•r< t here was n.ppropri att.! music. after ._- _ u

!rican Revolution was not b. h " ·'~' c D 1) 1 1 nuently 1uade, but tbus far Bruc 11, i t was not altogether w IC. J.ur . . . etti jone, at t lC re- '!

, and was, in fact. a. rnis- quest of the family, ::;poke briet1y but kins, a young man, 'holds the Declaration c1f Independ- feel inf,!'ly of the deceased . He review- having bu::;J(cd 117 bush ch io t h l

n inflammatory docurneot eel the career of Mr. "Wilson and spoke in eight llours and thirty m i nute· Jagogic, the tcachint::."S n t' f h's - .,1 , 1· · - f h 1. 11 . · bttsk,...(i h1.- fir·c;t lo·tcl of :-·> 'tl 11' ere ana rcbistie and on t h, o 1.. goc; ll c~a l t Je:s o eac ,lnc 1Ctlr£. "" :, ~ ' . o~ ... u ::- -mld have been' a~ well i~ After l\'Ir. Petti1Joue'::; remarks Mrs. I about three hours ann a <1ua rtt:· Jecn no Arueri<:an TI.evolu - Colby of Clear Lake! deli verecl a. H~ry a champion corn busker the Col _as th~ American go.v ern- ~ appro. priatc talk 011 the occasion. will back Editor Ma_ync of Em established fact, let 1t. be ·when the cotnn W'ts lowered into thn lnn~· fur any amount tbn. t <"overnment hv tbc ncb. · • '· ~ . ,...

:J~able toleratfon for the grave Rev. H . 13. l3Lltlcr spoke a few C.rreene C<lunty fellov~·~ ,.,·ant: t o P tercl as long- as they keep last wmd~, and the remains '"·ere left ------o--o--e--

cease agg-itation . Such to their long rest. Duneoznbe's Injuries. > .TetTer~on. tlgbting cocks ~ A Fort Dodge dispatch t u th l J. or ~ven :::ucb stalwart 1 Cal. \Vilson, Dead. cago Chronicie ~ay~. Dr. Owe n. as Blame. shou ld haYc no I Cal. \Yilsou died at hJ·s hoiue io

I - ::::urgeon for tbe Iliinoi:-: Cen tra · ~!.b, ~-b~tt the prufcssor is Leclyarc1 Monday morning, ancl was road, cam!; to Fort Dodge th e ~: e \\ .. J naturally ent.erta.in \ buri~c1 <~t Webste~· Ci.ty ":'e~nesdt~~·. No,·enlber tu ~Cf-! .Tohn F. Dun • . ·or it maY be that he bas ! He hcH1 cl run of t~phOJll fCH:r,tod v.as ~a:c! ~8!1Slllt with }(lt:al :-' tll'geor· ;g jn the ~trnosphcn~ (Jf the I getting aloo~ all ,right whef1 ~chad a was cJi::.corcred that then• wa~ a . school that he bas un- l relapse. A te:w nays before hi:; death ture of the thigh bone wit h in tl . imbibed them. Men of I there was a consu l tation of the c1cc.- ancl socket. a sput. itup(lss i l llt' to

' tor~ DeC~''!l ·eel \"as.., \ ' ClUI1fr :'"1'111 ... t. I ev·;~ ba r e oo place in such l· ,., 1

• • :·'·::. . • ' . '~: ·• -~ ~-" • .·J> twill be at 1ea:3t. tlH1'c llHI! l tbs ~. Prof. Hemis who ex- )ear. tf aoc. lie leaH!~ ,t \\tfc ,tnd ,lrl Mr. Duncombe will bt.: a bie t " ue :..:cntirucnts n(lt p1cusing ! a~lopt<~d dau~.rhtcr . 'l'hc fnneral :-;~r- his lJc<L and tbcn he \\'i l l lh· a <

lndard Oil monopoly \vas ! VJCe~ at Ledyard .we n:; <:unc1u<.:tcc1 ill for life. I( thi~ i :' t.nll~ . it ,u:::tecl from the faculu· of : the r.hurcb: whJch ''a;-; not lar1-.::~~ news to tcl1 or tlw b r ·r~Jlcr ::.cbr_p ,). There n~~:; ~c; I enough Lo hold ~he vcopl.e. A oumbcr ~ Iowan .

f tb l~ . 1 were prese11 t. 1 rcnn Bu ffaln C0nter, I Jtl tlH~ part U C \.UCKe- , .

SLaoforc.l institution~ to Bancroft. ancl Col. Sc~s10ns ancl E. Il. ; 'l.'hcy Don.Jt-J\.dn· · i ~e . E e such vic~v;-;. but t.here is Cl a rk<~ \\'ere present from Algona. I .:\lg<HJa clun ' l- tak t~ h nld ,,f t 11 ~ su~pici<'n i o t\1a.1 clire<''.,ion. T 1~, ~, _ : f;lel(HT. Hit wa:' p w p:..':--L'd t P cac -. .:: •·s .Vonven~:.H)n. 1 . . - .

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· arniog ; Jr'~ rttJ t I!l(Jre or an . . · pn · up 1cre. : L" t 1!l :l :-' twa< 1:-call ed til(! llt~ x t con \·en t 1 un of teacher::: 1 • • • • t 1 l 1 "\.

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. " . on . ..:. nc m:1ny (1l 1t> r:' c;ln ..: , regular pro~rarn wtll b<' prepared 111 · • • "'' • • . l 1 I ~,uJlc. t e ,nt~ n nt .t ) ,. t ~· :-- • aci\·;uw<~ : hut t!Je te~ch c r..: arc tlt'L!C<l Lu i 1 l t 1. ·

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Tht·y ar1· ;~ Jsn l'!' 'lll< 'Slt d to m;tk t• A :\Ii ~·h t:r ;\l e an(. n~ -.: . 1\ f!()\\ ll 1111' l t •1: 11l;, ..... :• tlt l p• •rpl <·xit i t'"

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Source: Iowa Territorial and State Legislators Collection compiled by volunteers and staff at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Des Moines, Iowa. T

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equa.l ro ~~ the AJmount: or ~tax.. It~~ l: the ftf?1t 'timeo ~~ has b~e-n ~nfor-L'\.~ he-re- ~ :l.Tid .wrll ~:.~reate a s~n~aH'On.

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Emmetsburg~ ~QY. 29-J. J . WUgonr • an o ld and ll lgoh !y J"CS'P~t~~ cl Hz en or A11f...~na. ~hot hftn~(Jlf through.1:·he tern- 3 1Ple Wednesday rmorn1ng- at 8:30.. R~

' fVola'S tound In ·his affi-c~ a. t.ew minutes -, 1-ar.er s~a teO. jn 'h l$ :.chair w 1th lt'te al'"' 1 moot extinct. IEar'lr lh t-ne- mrornlng he !t\ra;s . sc en o u the st~eet appa.renotl}- a-s w-ell and ·hO.PPY as ever. Tlhe cause of the- d~d ls u nknovm .. . His tamll y rela.-. . tions we.re t·hQugh t to roo '\1-ery ple'ilsant. He ~~tas qutt-e rwealthy, ~a..ving been en~aged ·In ~vera~ lJnes of ousines-s there and at IDmm c-tsburg for y~a.rs. He vt.as

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~1:rr Wilsaon wo...ct found by hls daughter.. Th~ ~a-re door 'V\·.a.s ope-n and 'i\"'hel1 'he ~hot h:im~~lf, ,his 'head and shoultlers 'fell r.ro~r{i In to :te- saf~ a.nd he ~"ll.S so foundt "'-U.h a 1·ev(}1vt-r by ~jg ~i de.. H~ diC"d a fe-w mi·nil.H:~ 1a.t~-r.

l TJt!CKS u:N TR.R GRJ.DIRO:X ..

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·t Sp(' n('(•r n,n(l EmmPt.14hurg high who ~- .~chool font-hall t~nmR ,playPd l\n in~r- Their

next l ~f.lting gnmf' on Thanksgh·ing daJ .

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ycn.n~ \~fl.H quitP !l prumlnent politiciani ~"aH reprt~Ht~nt.ntivp f'N)ID hit~ cliHtri<'t Ln<l pronlin<>nt.ly Jn('ntione(l u.t one time

O.i a L'nndidfl.t.e for g"O\ '<"l"nor on t.he <lcnlJeru.tic t kkf•L He lP~n·cH a wife, lau~hter u.n<.l HOn, tht• }utter Harry \\.TilHun. o( l·~rnm(_·t~hurg, to mourn hiH l·~nth.

A deer \YilH shot 1nH1de tbe ErnmctHhurg- eorporu.tion the other day. It iH .iaid olht'r g-tune b; quite plentiful about the unexplored part~ of the toVw~n.

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of Kaufman llro~ .. at Emmetf:lburg, was ·given tour ye1tr~ in the pen by Judge Quat·ton.

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Algona~~: a.nd_-.a . me~ber of two . . .Iowa. · ;:. i~~~~¥~~~~<···~~if~~~ .. him~~·. · \t:e~~-e~~ •at: ~~!,}~er.~~~.~~~:~ .-:r~:~ .-·?p~r ~~ . -~o~~es 1

- ·lias ·Urese ; ~rt1calars: .. ·. -- - ::-...:· .. ·.···:- ·. - ... .-.. . · ~ -~h .;. .. ....... :-·:-·. ;,. -··,, ·· '->:· :. :.. . .. ;: .. .. ~. ~-· ... . · . · l . . · · :~·.aE;~-.Ji~df~o~e·::~~(F h1-~ ·· 'c)ffi~e aS :. usual~ tch ~nd· .\vhile:· sta:n~ng before h~s safe toO~ ~.a.:.... ·~a . pist<>ro-~t· and : put.._i~ · to bi~! right_.tein; ;lie· -ple~ .. _': .Wh~n- disc~_v;ered hel~y in a. . poo~ t ~ . ~ ,. of..blo0d~::b~1if:.w~· ~till .breathing. A,

.crowg._· ·ga.~~~r~d and be ~aS taken . to· -in- to . b~s~.home· a.fter'dea.tb,· whtcb ensued be· :qnic}Jly ~ ;· : :Mr:·. :~p·so~. has ~en in poor . . · hea.l~h ·:f<?r ~ s?_me ·. ·years~ and bas be~ri 1 ~~ :complaining es·pe~ially 'dn'ring ·the · pas~ t .ed, few ·d~ys . ... ·He was pla.nning tO go to ti

et-. C~l_ifor~ia·; ·but -had · .not .yet ·arranged to c ~r- _get· ~~· : : ~.1~le w.~·un~oubtedly un.settled 1:

· · ~~y hrs poor bea~th; and acted wh1le tem· ~~~· ·pora.::J.ly .. i:t:1~ane. ··> Th~ .. :won~er among. i • L~u all h1s :friends has for some time been t

.:: -~: . .li.1~ ;he ke.p(lip .an4·. a~out in:his feeble t .. condition; · . . ~ .'. · · · . . · ·

iT~ . ·~The 4~qe~~~~ .... ~~·~~ father ·. of Harry .! n9-.. Wilson, w.ell; kn_own. in this quarter. "-=

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1ic . ::: ·l3essie · Evans sprained .- her wrist i : .:·.:~: ~ while ~-play~_ng B.t· ~chq9l last Tuesday.· e

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.- _ ·;. ~ · . Tlie .. ~Iethod'ist .~inister of Milford r :)'f~ : ~eld: services· :at ~be Okoboji school a li~· hcQ_u~~ Sundny . ~fter~oon.· ··-IJe left an ~ · ci~' aJj~~~t~ent f?r ·. n~~t Su~.4~Y a~ter- "' · . ~ ··nc>Qp;:-_ ~ and wtlt probably, .. l<eep 1t up .l'

tnt au_ri'1;1g . the ·win~er. He tal lis of orga.- C 1a.i .~ni~i:Jig· a class h'ere. I :uj· : .. · ;L~·w .Roff has heen very s~ck, but un- l r:};,; ~¢r· · ~~e treatment of Dr. 9<:>J_dren is re-

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brido'a parenta and da.ncing wu -in - Mrs. Edgt.r B utler. Mr. Wilson "'U: &

d 1 d i t .l h h .. d' prom inent domocrat, belDg .t.wtct'l u ge n un • t e ours OL •m elected to the legi81ature from th•a dis-

twilight. t r ict. He served in the Sevent.eenth But clouds follow sunshine and and Nineteenth _ general asaemblles.

while we are in the heig h t of plea sure B e was for several years a. membc; o( ·we somotimes suffer 3 ~;evere disap- the democratic state centrt~l comm1ttee

and wu.stwice'clected lll&yor o! Algona. pointment. The happy couple drove to He ,vaa 67 years of age. He baa been

n the home which the groom had just planning to leave !or .ca.li!ornla with fitted with nc\ ... :furniture, carpeu; and his wife to ~;pend the w 10ter. He leaYee everything :for a. comfortable home and a large estate, being the owner of lieY• · . . . . . era.l flouring mills and considerable · 111 great D.llt •c•po.tton of begtnntng a real estate. A w idow and one aon and

,_ life o! great happi~ess, but w hen they· I daughter, both married, mourn biB sad drew near to the1r abode they were end;

s surprised and disappointed to fin d the One thing remember , it you 1or~ret ::J house a.nd a ll its beautiful fu~·nishinga aU ;:,lse, aDd 'that is that Chr•rke's Pnre 1 .in eomplet.e ruin. Wh\lc they d a nced Rye Whiskey i~ the one_pure 6ti~ulant

the -"-o fiend h"·' d d h • · known. I n•ahd6 need 1t. Sold 1n bot-s UL u.u rage an w a. was tles by dealers. to be their beautiful home was ~ut. a ==' ============:::;:::==

Y sm'oldering ,heap of ashes. 6

Not rumorrow or tho Noxt Day a But· now, if you ha.ve a Cough, Cold or s any irriLation whatever of the organs

of respiration, ~tse H a le's Honey of e Horehound and T a r. lt is a vegetable •- b alsam compa red with which a ll other Y pulmonics e..rc valueless. Sold by all a druggists.

5 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one _ minute.

1 AMUSEMENTS.

•· •'Green Coodt. Man.'' d The new fo.rce comedy, "A Green ;- Goods Man," that will ma.ke its first ·. e ap~arance before n Dub11que audience '! a.t tl•e Grll-nd opera house next Friday o evening, Dec. 6, is now in its second ;, s~ason u.nd )las been a. success !rom i~s e inception. Mr. W. E. Gorman, the t mnoager, bas CI\St t.he p l ay w'i~h an Y exceptionally strong company, a mong ,. whom may be mentioned Frank R. e Jackson, 'vell known as the sheriff in .., "Old Jed Prouty" for five years; Da rry 1- 'Maxwell. lat9 of Charles B:. Hoyt's

1a.rces;·Edwina, the sensa tional dancer; ·f n illy 'l'urk, Chart ress Sisters, Charles 1- E as tman a nd others. Tbe play is a

sat ire on t h e green g oods swindler nnd .t i6 interspersed with new m usic, songs, a dances a nd pleasing a n d r efined spec· a ia.lties.

tlulc l de ot J. J. ·wuaou. _;~),.,;-,~--.::, ~ n Algona, Iowa, Nov. !!0.- J. J. Wilson, ·- one of the oltl eH bnsioees men of this i- place, committed suicide in his office >- here Wednesda.y m orning by blowing

his br~ins out with a revolver. 0! late ye11rs his health had failed him. B e was discovered shortly :~.!ter committing the rnsh o.ct by his daug hter,

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Learn How and when to s pend your monoy to ~he best adva.ntage in buy ing F urniture, both useful a nd ornament.a.l, and auito.ble for Christmas and wedding pre11-

To Use goOd judgment in selecting; stock i8 what we pride ourselves on. E•er aiming to please the people, your cou £dence once gained, w e will tt'y

And Not Abuse it. ln endeavorlng to gi•e the people ot Dubuque the latest and •ery best in the J!'urniture line, we b&ve spared •o expense. ..,.

The Good Things are a t·r iving d aily. Our stock will 11001::.

be complete for the holida y trade and be kept up to the high standard we bave determined upon. We a re full

Of Life and ambitious 1or trade. Come and insp ect our stock and prices.

Dubuque ·I corner . cabinet-Makers' I TENTH·'"' flfAIN Association, . s~:r~~u.

Christmas Presents! Books, Albums, Fancy Goods, Periodi· cnls, Cnndit!s, Skates, Toys of aU kinds, cheap at

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Ladies' Solid Gold E lgin Watch , worth S2!?.00, n~ ... .. .. . .. ..... $13 .49 Ooo<l' lloys' Watch Chain and Char1n, worth $5.00, at . . . . . . . . . . 2 89 Large Genuine Garnet Piu, worth 5 G.GO, at . .... .. ........ .. . . . . 3 98 Lu.rge Gennine Garnet P in . wo1·th 55.00, at: .... ..... . . . ·... ..... 2.49 Sml\ llcr Genu ine C arneb Pin, worth S2.50, at ... .. ......... ,. ... 1.49 Smalle r Genuine Ga.rnct Pin, worth S!l.OO, at........ ........... 1.00 Souvenir Spoon, Gorh~>.m Sterlil .. g, Gold 130\"l,. worth 7i'oc, a t. . . . ,3 5 J,-0 dozen Tea Spoons, Sterling Sil\·er, worth S5.00, at........ . . . 2 .98 C:: tb,_l ;",.. ~\l .,o- '1"\..:_.,l,l,.. ... ---~1 ... ,,..., - ~ .~-

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1 t tn o uarn a1ul . 1 t 1s supposeu . . tlli:L.li : tne ... ·.:.:. :~-_:.: of . trigge'r was unexpectedly. tripped :_as .:-~{):_~:: .... ·.·~:··: :; rt bas 'u.lwn.ys . habitually- . carried . ~ g\iii: ... :· .. ::::,_: .. ·~ .:~_~; (\ nockoc.l·_. ~Ir. Sherriu!n w~·u, .'a1).out:: .·.=46. :·,_:. ;~·-.,.~~

>ll yoflrn of rtge ·and lmi:ves·a· wif~ ~<1 -- .~~~~~(\.~.I.;~C: m clrou. . .... ·. . . ·. . . ·. . ·. ·. : : .·: .... :: -: ... · . :_· ·. ·_, >~>. -~:.-::. '·~..:-~-:~.~-::

----?' ~d 1 ~~· · B. _\\Tils_~~ o~ .Atg?J?-_a~_:_co~i~.t;6~:~:.(_~:.:<~- ::.~. ~~ ··· suio1de \Vcdnesdaymornmg-~by-::·· shoot~ ... :·.·.:.:··.:_:·_:. )y . . h. If t 1' . h th h ... t rr. ·,.· . .'II' .... ' 1ng .1mse · ·iJroug e·· ... ear . .. _..u&.:.:. ·· ·.;:-::: .. ·: le died lll half an holir~ .. He· \Vas . in' fail~_· ; ·=-:···.~.;.' ':·~ r - ing health uncl despondent .. :·· 1;[~ ·: :-w~ ·:··· ·::-::;<·; ~~ t''"ice elected to. the · .legishituro .·~ .~:·a::_;·:=_ ..... :,·:·.,: 1

.. D·cmocr~t tind was three · times · ·mayqr.·.:. ,._· , ~-: :::~: p- He came to · Algona .· ·from· Whitewat¢r· . :_ :·. :.-~:<: ·_': tll in 1870, a.nd ·acCUlrlU}uted a ·. hands,ome::_·· .:·.: ::.-.. : c· property i1:1 the lun:ib.er . . trade~ .. :gratn:··_..-,:~ _:· - ~ .. ~~:~ 16 buying and milling. · :ire· w·a5 ._. 67~: Y~·~s.-.-: ~,:.: .:'.'::_:_· .IS old. · · .· ; · .. · .... : · · ::· · ·' :

~; - The ph~·sicians. ~av_e • bee~ ~016, }"( or to agreo on a pecuhur dl~eas~lna:town.-. .-.. ~ _. : : .:·:·: ~u. . ship just south of Io\v~-.:F'alls. · _Bu~.~rie:;·._ .. :_._:·_ .. ;:_: tl· case has OCClUTe~, but the syiriptorils ·.::.: ;·:·:· :::.'

are so peculiar that_-: the docto]:s .. have. ·. · . ..-: _::>::·:

been un~~ble to cla5~if} .. it. .A. daugbt.er .·.·.: _; .; ;·. of ((. D . .l\.1cl\fillali,~.·a. prominent farmer.· ... · ._. of that section, biu~ l?e(ni ailiilg_f9r. sev-:<·· .>-.:~:'.

ot eral da.ys, but 'vas not seriously ill ·:~~ .. ·.·.··.-:·<. til Sunday, ~wheri: a pbysici~ri :wi~ -'sU:iU~-.. --... ;,~ _-.:' .. :

ts maned. an~ wi~hin ·an hour ~h~ gir~::w~_-.. ·-::·.,::.-::··_::_: ~~ den d. '1'11c t-rouble seem eel to·.· be·._::lo·cat:- · < :: ·--<• ;h ed i~ the '\-rici'nl ty of the tb.roat..:' .. ·~~'.:.:· .. ·· ~:-.:>.< ro chest, but the theory that · it · \\ .. as· 'dipJi~~ . ·. -: . ;;·:·: :} c.. theria is not .believed . by : thos~·· ... w~o.-~:5: .::·~·.-::~· v. have studied that disease . . For. ··:-.feai::-.::-:· . .- ~·_,_:·-:· : 1- that the diseaSe .. mig.ht be .·'co'n;iagi9.~· . .-::·· .~· . .-·:·:::·.:.:: ·1, . e~ery .precaution \\T~s take?- a~~_ -.- i~-~tji~:·.-· :~-:~::· · .. ;-;.-: 1- <.ha.te lll terrnent ora ered. by . the :Jtea.I~. : .:··: .: :~·· c- officers, and the hailS~ ·'Ya5 . thor~ligl;l~Y. .. ~· .. :: .-. ·=· :~-- fumigated as a further precatitioii~ ·.: · . .-.-. ·:).' ;' .. _::.:._ .. ::: c . . . . '; . . . ! . • • ••.•. •••. • ,

r. l · --A young n1an, Stepbe_n' -:~ol~Y..:·.l?,t.· .. ·:._.·_·/<:~ tl, · name, who has been in ·the ·. empl(?y:.-·:o~ _,_·<' <<.-

: the Io·wa Central railway cinnpany>fO"r .. -:.> ·.·.:.:._:: ~n some· time,'~ instaptly killed:_abotit 3·~:-:·:·>·- ·.-:._'·:·


~:· ~ ·.··~1ai: _ . ~.· . '; . :\~t·iti· ~ ,y.: ...... i be· Miridt. .~h~ ~at ~~biib~,~~~: .. fi; ... wii. ~~~::·: tt.tel · ~nd· 1 No'ttbMt ton ·FAtly ~tl the- ''.·~t .. ~ii.t'i1h• -.· Wtl~re · ing Gf hi& 6eath h~ · ~ · ~n .. o.fr· y through st*ta loo1dtik ... oh~tfnl ~n~· .. '·h.' . 'll.. j ~ .. 1 ~wth .or as ~~t ~nd about· hfllf: Pa.St. e!&b\ ;· . ~tation .and daugbt-Ast enteted his oftloo · and .: ft8 ower yege.. horrUiM to find bet- father almdf)t dad at~. f~. ,.lth a btlllet hol~ In hl.8 hM<l Arid die e <t~ laurel~ ~volv~r with \'fbioh the de·w was d6iie be surfaoo lying by his si~e. ne i& said t6 b.ve OUgb dense had no fttil\Doial embarrissrnent abd hl8 tf . the true fam.Uy affairs were ple88Bnt . and .th" below. In solution of the cause tbat led htrn to thern New commit the awful act W88 temporary . The bOg insanity, caused by l)l beaith. Mr. · perennial Wilson looated in Algona 8fJ early · as ,Jante. with 1870, and engaged in the · milling and 1h oorRlllke lumber busines8 and by close attenrowlng up- tion to business huilt up a large trade 1&se. Tbis and succeeded well and at the thne of ring waters his death bad become quite w&altby. npper pot- Soon after his looating in Algona he esJh is a eort tabUshed a branch lumber yard at Em-1 OQmpany meta burg where most of the settlers in rus'be8 ant! Emrnet county puroba.sed their lumber. , cranberry We ba.ve frequently heard the earlY rom two t-o, sot,tlers of this county speak of his This proo- kindness and liberal dealings with fa ~~iott:r tbern. He wl\S also ~ery prominent ~n

7 drainage. politics and represent~d his di~trict ln ,}s of about the state leglalnturo at that tittle aom· ~nd is next posed of. Emmet, Kossuth and Pu.lo white life- Alto counties. Lnter he was the demo. tsatts coost cratio canilldate for oougress in this this wtum oong~stonal distrlot. lllld in 1888 was a nok, some- delegate to the democratic national sometime~ convention that nominated 'Mr. Cle~e. wed under. land for a second ~rm, He alwa.ys obf :roggle served the same honostr in his politi-

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• - in his business affairs; His sad ending 1tbes ~~~: spreOO,.a. glQom throughout this part of

e · u the staoo wh~re he was so well and fa-re-a wiry, and trail- vorably known.

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L.'lENT PERSONS. A:\ n BIOGRAPHIES OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS.

HISTORY OF IOWA,

EMBRACING AOOOUNTS OF THE PRE-HISTORIC RACES, AND A BRIEF REVT'EW OF ITS CIVIL AND MILITARY HISTORY.

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-858 HISTORY OF KOSSUTH COUNTY.

The 17th Gen~ral .Assem};)l)r, which _met in January, 1878, con~ined among' its august body of senators, Lemuel J)welle, whose term of office had not expired. In the House,. L. H. Smith was the member who represented this, the 76th district.

In the Senate of the 18th General Assembly, which met in January, 1880, E. J. Hartshorn, represented the 49th senatorial district of which Kossuth county is a part. A. D. Bicknell represented this, the 76th assembly district, in the Lower House.

The 19th General Assembly convened at tb~ capitol in January, 1882, and Kos· suth county was served in the Senate still by .E. J. Harte horn.

J. J. Wilson, one of Algona's most influential citizens, filled the position of rep~:,esentative . in the Lewer House, and did it with credit to himself and honor to his constituency.

John J. Wilson was born in Onondago Co., N. Y., May 5, 1828. His father, Andrew Wilson, was a native of Pennsylvana, and for many years was a prominent salt manufacturer in Syracuse, N. Y. His mother, Sophia (Lee) Wilson, was a native of Connecticut. They reared eight children, of whom John -was the youngest. In 1831 Mr. Wilson went with his parents to Erie Co., Penn., where they reMided until 1837, when they removed to La Porte, Ind. In 1843 Mr. "Wilson removed to Walworth Co., Wis., where he wa~ engaged in farming until 1859, when he engaged iu the grain and stock business. In 1865 he went west, being engaged in freighting through the territories until the close of. 1869. In the

gaging in . the lumber b~einess . . Sin~ that time be h?os gradu~lly increased ~ia busine11s, ,until now be carrie.s on. t}le·: largest busineas, carried on by any oi(e

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man. in __ Alg~m!l. H~ combine!! the . C9;\~~ lumber, milling and elevator busin~ss. He has a grain and lumber house iu Whittemore and is interested in the lnmb('r business at · Emmetsburg, Iowa. Mr Wilson was married Jan. 16, 1856, · io" Clara M. Bovee, a native of New York, They have two ohildren~Lenette E aud Harry J. Mr. Wilson was mayor of At: gooa for three terroR and was a member of that city's fi.rst board of aldermen. Jte was a member of the ·Legislature from:. Kossuth county for the sessions of · 1878-9 and 1882-3.

In 1883-4 tb is district was represen~!i:

in the Lower Ho•1sc by Hon. C. C. ·Chnbh; ·. one of the most highly respected citizens ~~· of this county. ': '

C. C. Chubb, one of the enterprising·. business men of Kossut~ county, was bor~~: Oct. ~,1840,in Waukesha Co., Wis. His par~ .. ents, Newman .and Cynthia (Fars) were natives of Vermont. They

. ted to Waukesha county at a very eai-11 ., day, being among its earliest settlers;~ They took land, opened up, and improved a · farm. In 1844 Mrs. Chubb died. Mr. Chubb then married Betsey Russell. In 186'7, be died in Waukesha county. C. C. Chubb was reared and educated in Wisconsin·.·' In April, 1861, be enlisted in company E, ' 3d ·wisconsin Infantry, and participated . in the battles of Winchester, Sou th Moun·. tain and Antietam, where he was wound· ed in the little finger of his left a and. He ' was also with Gen. Hooker al Chancellors-

!'priug of 1870 he came to Algona, en· ville, Gett.ysburg and Lookout Mountain. ·.


Ind. In 1843 Mr. Wilson removed to Walworth Co., Wis., where he was engaged in farming until 1859, when he engaged in the grain and stock business. In 1865 he went west, being engaged in freighting through the territories until the close of 1869. In the spring of 1870 he came to Algona, engaging in the lumber business. Since that time he has gradually increased his business, until now he carried on the largest business, carried on by any one man in Algona. He combines the coal, lumber, milling and elevator business. He has a grain and lumber house in Whittemore and is interested in the lumber business at Emmetsburg, Iowa. Mr. Wilson was married Jan. 16, 1856, to Clara M. Bovee, a native of New York. They have two children?Lenette E and Harry J. Mr. Wilson was mayor of Algona for three terms and was a member of that city?s first board of aldermen. He was a member of the Legislature from Kossuth county for the sessions of 1878-9 and 1882-3. (Transcriber?s note: The position of representative in the Lower House set out herein refers to the 19th General Assembly oflowa.)

1880 census lA, Kossuth Co, Algona, ED 143 page 283D family #69 taken 8 June WILSON, John J. (m) 52yrs md born NY father b-PA mother b-CT lumber & coal dealer Clara M. wife (t) 44yrs md born NY father b-NY mother b-NY keeping house Nettie E. daughter (t) 22yrs single born WI father b-NY mother b-NY Harry J. son (m) 15yrs single born WI father b-NY mother b-NY ELY, Ann aunt (f) 79yrs wd born NY father b-NY mother b-NY UPHOFF, Jesse servant (f) 19yrs single born Prussa father b-Prussia mother b-Prussia servant

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Father: Andrew WILSON b: 28 Dec 1775 in York County, Pennsylvania Mother: Sophia LEE b: in Connecticut

Man·iage 1 Clara M. BOVEE b: ABT 1842 in New York

• Married: 16 Jan 1856

Children

I. ~I larry John WILSON b: 29 Dec 1864 in Whitewater, Wisconsin ( 1• ,1 ) ~( )}V#-~ ,~q_v,

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