Spencer News (Newspaper) - August 12, 1909, Spencer, Iowa VOLUME XXXIX AUGUST 1909 NUMBER 32 HELD TO GRAND JURY The little village of Gillett Grove I was the scene of a serious Tuesday Gleason and Robert Lacey being the Glea ron and Lacey are grain buyers for rival and report says they pave not been on the best of terms tor some Tuesday morning in the village store they en gaged in an altercation which ended In a mix Gleason had a knife In his hand during the altercation pnd when the encounter came is said Ito have used it on who is said ko have received cuts on the neck and pide which required the attention of a Lacey filed complaint charging him with attempt to Gleason was brought to Spencer and taken before Justice when he waived exam and was held to the grand his bond being fixed at he furnished and was grand jury will convene in a couple of when the attair will Ibe fully Reports con the affair but we think Ithe above is about the true version the unfortunate SCHOOL BEGINS School begins first and second grade pupils 1 v south of the Little Sioux river attend the So nth All fifth grade A sixth grade B class pupils living of the and west of the will at the North school and all sev Jenth grade pupils living north of Fifth street will attend the North All and sixth grade pupils north of the river and east of Ithe and all living I north of the south of the and east of Main Iwill attend the East school and all and sixth grade living south of the river and least of Center street will attend the lEast All other pupils will the West Beginning will be formed in all the and parents should to it that their beginners are in first else they will not be to enter until It is a to think that the first day is not It is the most impor I tant day in the as the founda tion for the years work is begun on that day and many important tions are out by the See that your children take their books with them Monday morning Save your pennies and attend the MAMMOTH EXHIBITIONS to be given in Spencer in The most stupendous undertaking ever attempted in cities the size of DULY DEDICATED The new bell for the Catholic church was formally dedicated and hoisted to its place in the belfry t weighs 800 in Louis and has a sweet Lenihan of Fort Father Meagher of Dan Fowler of Mey ers of and Kirby of Sioux were present and took part in the There was a large attendance of the church membership from both country and Refresh ments were served on the parsonage ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS Miss Jean of Masou a college of Misa Edna Living is visiting Miss this Francis formerly of Spen cer but resilient of Des arrived here Thursday to visit rela tives and Miss Margaret of arrived iu Spencer Friday and is spending a two weeks vacation with her Fred Kirkpatrick left Monday on a business trip to and from there will go out to Chippewa where business matters claim his The Lachman shows reached Spen cer pitched their tents in the ball park and are drawing good Those who have attended report clean The Womans Home Missionary society of the church will meet with on west Fifth on Friday afternoon and of Neva who here several weeks visiting relatives anc friends and enjoying themselves amid old left for home this Leonard of Fort who had been a truest at the H J Ruck left Tuesday for Sioux Readers interested in the Iowa Falls to visit a daughter and State fair doubtless have noticed the living in that KING CUMBERLAND picture of a line bull calf which is prominent in the fair The picture represents King Cumber a Short Horn calf raised bv Powell and on their farm near King Cumberland is a wonderful having been a prize winner at the International Fine Stock show at in com petition with the best that this and foreign countries produce he was also a prize at the Iowa State where as good cattle as the world produces are It is no common honor to have been the breeder of such a royal animal and Powell and Son should have due cred it for their Card of Thanks To those who so kindly extended us their sympathy and other help during the late sickness and bereave ment in our we wish to express our sincere Larsen and FOE Sale Rubber Tire Phaeton good as at a 32 2pd and daughter Miss arrived iu Spencr yes to visit relatives and rainier ous They are always wel come guests James of ar rived iu Spencer Thursday and was a guest of Mary Evans and family for a day or after which she went up to the lakes to visit her Bender Boyer has resigned the sexton ship of Riverside which position he has held ever since the cemetery was No other man is so familiar with details there as and Boyer expect to remove to Oregon to make their home and will leave here before Ed traveling salesman for the I Case Thresher is making a fine Though this is his first year he already ranks third in the aggregate of his The company has seventeen and third from the top of the class the first year is certainly going He is soon to be transferred from the sales to the col lection which is a pro Yes Sir WE HAVE IT Isaac Fenn and formerly of but for the past six years f near are here and friends and made The News office a visit They like their new are well and They have many Clay county There are times of depression and times of This is a period of elation with Frank lovely little girl baby having come to his home last Frank literally walks in the air and seems to have forgotten that there ever were troubles in this and Grandma shes just as happy s The bars of Henry living our miles south of was en ered Sunday night and a very valua jle mare Tracks showing where somebody with a rubber tire arriage had driven to the barn be seen similar tracks could be raced for a showing where the arties had driven Socalled had been at the Hummel iome a clay or two before the to want to buy the On complaint of Jones and Justice Steele yesterday a warrant for searching the recently occupied by Archie The search resulted in a silk umbrella which Tones as belonging to the Tones Some Douglas shoes were also among the rewards of the Some goods which had jeen boxed up and not opened at last are supposed to be contra Calkins left Spencer a week or two ago and his whereabouts are Calkins is said to DC visiting at Further ile are expected The most beautiful story ever The author says of it I do not know where it came out of the It was sent to me and it seemed as if I knew the though his name was not The year had been full of sickness and Every night was tormented with It was one of those long lonely nights that this story came to This story will be told with twentyfive tican views at the Free Baptist church Sunday The lecture is free and you are invited to The fair season is near at the first one to open its gates being that of Buena Vista to be held at an advertisement of the same appearing in this issue of the For several years past the Buena Vista county fair has been regarded the best county exhibit in It has been especially noted for its line display of stock and other farm pro The races will include many line goers and liberal purses will Base ball will be a to interest many Clay county will lie represented by the exceptionally strong Peterson which will contest with teams from Marathon Aurelia and other Numerous high wholesome forms of entertainment will be In all the legitimate de of a first class fair will b fully A special trail for the Alta fair will be run over th leaving Spencer Thurs day August at 8 oclock Irving Hastings returned Saturday from Iowa City where he had been ti confer with the University coach in reference to plays to be use by the University team during tb coming Irving has alread played the allotted years can n longer join in the rough and tumble with the boys but having been elect ed assistant he can serve th boys as well through his brain wor as by his muscular On more year at tbe school and be wi have completed both the literal arts and the law Billy of Mont arrived in Spencer Saturday and will spend a few days here on business and visiting his many friends is a new town on the Mil waukee and while only fourteen months has over 000 in habitants and continues to grow rap it is the center of a great coal producing veins of which eight to ten feet thick and of choic est arc now being opened Billy is engaged in building houses for Our Books One way to get a thing is to work for It may take a long time and lots of work of depends on what you If it should be a set of abstract books in a county as old as this you will be sure to understand the magnitude of your task by the time your work is When you know what you and finally get a set that suits you in every there is a peculiar satisfaction in your accom On this point we can speak from To start we found that in making abstract like everything there has been a great change in the past thirty We have followed a new which is recognized and adopted by most modern and progressive and in this wav the mistakes which otherwise are liable to The principal thing is to have the bucks and to insure this it is worth while to take the greatest for with incorrect boks how can you expect to make correct abstracts Nearly every day we find that old abstracts are still in use which are practically and in some cases worse because they are not correct and do not tell the truth about the This fact has long been recognized by all the lawyers of this You cannot depend on an abstract that does not tell the truth any more than you can on a man who does not tell the We are very glad to say that the character of the abstracts made in this county within the last few years has improved and all the new work is very We think we have a set of books as goood as books can be They give a complete story of pages of public We believe that we have reason to be proud of our work and shall be glad to show our books and explain the system used at any We do a probate and abstract Our office is in the Opera House in charge of the SPENCER LOAN ABSTRACT President Treasurer Secretary Fostoria The Misses went to Milford Saturday night for Hn over Sunday visit at the horns of and of was a visitor A new patented device for the successful operation of party line We just received the ship ment and at the earliest possible moment will install it in our new It entirely eliminates all false No more kick over rings chattering of or single strokes of the the same as is so common on all other Positively no ring only when you are It will be to your interest to investigate this if you contemplate installing a tele Spencer Telephone Company BOOK ON NORTH PACIFIC COAST By Milwaukee Paul Are you contemplating a trip to the Pacific Northwest or to the Exposi tion at If call or send for new North Pacific Coast issued by this It will help you in planning your trip you Mailed for four cents 862 round trip from Chicago to Se Butte and other points daily until September Choice of Re turn limit October Division Passenger Mason 314 Instruction on Violin Having spent the past year at the Conservatory of I now feel competent to give in on the Students so Citizens phone 32tf Mabel People with ma and lung will find great re lief and comfort in Honey and and can avoid suffering by com mencing to take It at B Mllo Shelton enjoyed an over I Sunday visit from her j Miss of Is vis iting this week at the home of Olaf Mrs Turner and son of Ode arrived Saturday to visit friends look after their farming interests n Cluy Turner ia the guest of Philip Henry Brigham was an over Sunday at ihu home of liia spent R few days week with friends ut the She returned Sunday anil of Hiyle who at the spent last Wednesday at home nf their the Peterson of and Jess Allen lira now keeping unuer their own vine and lig who has act Ing in the capacity of nurse to returned from Milford last Friday the patient having BO far recovered as to dispense with pro and Louie Madsen spent several days Ust week at the home of Madsens Tom west of The Strandberg from Prim are visiting at the home of tuelr Chris Glen Chapman and family with friends la Clarke has sold his racing or pacing to at and Anderson and children went to Spencer Saturday night for an over Sunday visit with Andersons It IB said to ba an established fact that an arrangement Is completed whereby Mauss becomes owner of the Peterson Interests In Peterson receiving In re turn a half section of fertile South Da kota to be given not lat er ban February John with Ills corps of has just completed a new corn crib anil machine shed for at the south east edge of Mlsa Thomson arrived Monday for a visit with her Will 13atjc and family to Spencer Saturday where they until the guests of and Fred Batho occupied the pulpit Sunday morning and In the absence of the Sandberg left Tuesday morning for where stie will make an ex tended visit with relatives and take in the Anderson U improving hie farm property north of town by the erection of and also walling putting a cement in the iUn from Spencer Monday with a proposition to purchase properties this We understand In case Muni Is doable to buy to ho will up a totally new stock of mer In our In the near Batho attended district conference at Sheldon a couple of days last and baby Elsie were guests of Mrs Juke Johnson dur ing his Murr visited over Sunday with friends at Anderson and daughter Em ma arrived Friday evening from Minne apolis nnd will spend a couple of weeks at the Cjn McMahon came home last Thurs day from tilH tour In the where he has been constructing and repairing elevators fur his that they may be ready to handle the Dakota Marion on the Fostoria the guest of Cornell fn m Saturday until Misses tird Carrlo Baldwin and Minnie who visited Kilgar e erd days last tJ Buu Clarke were Spencer visitors III HARD LUCK STORY WONT GO Its pay or get He cares nothing about the suffering of YOUR so long as HIS family is well cared But how about THE LANDLORD you always going to stand ity To be kicked around like a just because youd rather spend your money for a good time than save some of It Take this tip A bank book will get you more respect and be a better recommendation than a dozen letters from former Brace up and make the start next pay it its only a dollar that you can salt Itll grow all THE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
