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THIHTY -FIFTli ITEAR.LINNEUS. MO., H'KllNEA GLORIOUS TIMEIS NOW ASSURED.Eminent Speakers - Ample Amusements —Program Almost Complete for Old Settlers' Two Days Picnic at Linneus.The two days Old Settlers’ Reunion of Linn county to ■■ St at Linneus on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 3d and 4th may well be looked forward ' to with [^[H| anticipation. All of the local committees are doing excellent work and have met with sufficient success to guarantee this the biggest picnic held in LinnMfe**W—*Thecounty final ar-years.rangement of the program will not be determined upon, perhaps, for two or three days, so we willontfe mention here some of theleading features in the reports of committees, and am au-thorized to say that large bills will be out in a few days giving the complete arrangement of each clay’s . .....—The committee onSpeakers havfe extended invitations to some of the most eminent orators in the state, some of whom have sent in favorable re plie of acceptance, while other replies are being awaited. Among the number yet to be heard from are Governor Folk, Senator Wm. Warner and Col. Pat Dyer. The committee is assured that Hon. T. J. Akins. Republican nation-committeeman, will be here. Attorney General H. S. Hadley of Kansas City has promised to come if not hindered by the arising of some official business of special urgency. Congressman W. W. Rucker, Hon. Ed. M. Harber and Senator E. B.i Fields will address the people on one of the two big ■■I Hon. Wood Easley and Judge| Bert I Nortoni j have lex-pressed their intention to come. Arrangements will also be madefor a large number of five minute talks by old settlers, Amusements:-noon|of leach I day ajjball game will be played by popular teams, and numerous other amusements such as bicycle races, | foot races,tub races etc., will be|given.|';M Music: —The Linneus ^CornetBand, supplemented by afschorus of | popular I singers! including a male quartette, will furnish music both days, and on the evening of each day. 1I Premiums:-Thus far the committee | ongj premiums is able |to report as follows, though the list is not yet complete:(111Best collection of old relics$5.00.^^^® (2)1 Oldest relicmmmm(3) Oldest manuscript(4)|Oldest book-1.00.$1.00.(5)1 Oldest$2 00.|| (6). 1 Parentsp|large8tw family in Linn county, all present, $2. jg SlCt) iOWeat f bachelor I born | in Linn county— $1.00. ft (8)1 Oldest maiden | lady 1 born in Linn county—$1.00. m (9) Oldest male citizen of Linncounty present “-$2.00.(10) Oldest lady citizen of Linncounty present-(11) Oldest marriedpresent—$2.00.couple1111. Prettiest baby under oneyear(13) 2nd prettiest baby under one year old present(14) Bicycle race--$1.00. » 1st premiumJohn Rogers 2d prize above named contest, $1.00.IHIHk a..asquare,material furnished, on speakersHHHfour entries in contest-raee—2d premium (16) Tub race —1st premium -M00(17) Tub race - 2d premium$1.00.i| Special premiums:—(1) Fell Co.—To the lady hitching up a single horse to buggy and driving 25 yards the quickest—1st prize, a $3.00 rug.$2.00(4)1st prize,D. J. Greear ~ 2d prize in above named contest, *1.00.(5) O. J Doan-- Foot race byfrom 12 to 20 yrs. ofage, distance 75 yards, not less than tour entries - 1st prize, one dozen $3.00 photographs. 2dprize, one dozen $2.00 phographs.(6) C. H. I^amar Old man*s foot race, not less than four entries, not less than 70 years old,75 yards,(7) E. A. Corey—Boy’s tub race across the Park lake, not less than four entries, ages between 12 and 18, 1st prize $1.00 in cash. ;f»r-* (8) E. G. Fetty Son-2d prize in above named contest, a $1:00 pocket knife.-i,.|» f|fmI(9) Wilkerson Brown Best lady horse-back rider, under 20 years of age, a $4.00 hat. iMa(10) Thomas McClanahan - Oldest lady on the grounds. $1.50 lap-robe.f (11) Travers 1 Furniture I Co. — Youngest married couple- on |the ground, $3 50 carpet sweeper.|S?|(12) Dr. J. W. Une-Oldestmaiden lady on | the grounds,#1.00. EM 1(13) J. T. Fleming To mother of largest number of childrenpresent, $1.00.(14) J. P. Bradley —To youngest married couple (ages of bothincluded), Boss | Charcoal I SteelRoaster, worth $L50.(15) Jno. C. Phillips Son—Tothe I prettiest Ibaby tboy or girl), under §p8f:montha|:old. one silk c loak| (16) J no. | L. | Bowyer To the oldest lady on the ground, $1.00.1I (apt. Marion | Cave--- For finest specimen of | needle work executed by any Linn J county lady over 70 years old|$2.50.^^j m (18)|Linn|| County | News—To the | married ^couple having lived longest together in Linn county, one I year’s | subscription ; to TheNews. ■ I H? j|| (19) Meyer Locke jpfercantile Co. -To the most beautiful youngon mmHumbrellagg (20) The | Bulletin —To § theoldest man and oldest lady on the ground,! a i year’sgjj subscription each and a biographical writeupof each in The Bulletin. vl|||||lf NAMES OF OFFICERS.I The officers of the Old Settlers’ organization in this county ai e as follows :KDrJ^.:|F. Perkins, president; Hon. A. W. Mullins, treasurer: p'.S. Powers, secretary: * Col. 1. Geo./'® Martin, as-dents (George W. Nester, Baker township; Jgyjohnson and WmMCarter,* Benton; H. Tooey and L. A. §fSmith,|! Brockfield; i Jordan Sights, 1 Bucklin;MDr*^no. t H. Tharp JClay; Peter Simon, Enterprise; Harrison Cassity^ Grants-ville; J. | A.| Barton,|i Jefferson;JamesJM. Morris, Jackson; T.’JB-Bowyer, j Locust I Creek; 1C. Ig. Bigger and T. B. L. Hardin, M arce I i ne; B»yii©Qc 11 um, North Salem; Alfred Ward, ParsonCreek; C. E. Kelley, Yellowthe | ground, §3.00 silkHarnage licensesWithin the past week Recorder Bowyer has issued marriage licenses to the following couples; jF. Earl Woolley of Oklahoma City, O T., and Bertha Hendricks of Brookfield. ' ; f- lift :1|Thomas J. Sappington of St. Catherine and Mrs. Maud May Medlin of Brookfield.E. M. Reuck and Lucy Arizona Gray, both of Marceline. | fJohn M. McKenstry and Nettie .Gray, both of Brookfield.* •,® Ly ' .r'Jilt!' • T • *?• *i *]L-* “tSmiV. ■ •Sam’l K’Kelley of Linneus and Ella May Barber of Meadville.The Blunt family of Eastern Linn county will hold their an- defiwhlt; Joh towsidlt;neu bruunc veshnr vioof is seeMrs. Rose Parr, wife of Charles ]r“ Parr, died at their home nearjn|JBear Branch after a lingering ill- ‘ ness of cancer of the stomach,deceasedreunion at Smyrna church on the fifth Lord’s day in this month, July 30th, and in connection therewith will be held Basket Dinner services at the church—preaching morning and afternoon. I Everybodyi invited.Alex Purdin, a highly respected pioneer citizen of the vicinity of Purdin, has been |seriously ill of a carbuncle on|hi*| shoulder, but is now said to be much improved in health.^l.^^^^^^felast Friday, ine deceased was a most excellent andwoman:- Will Louthan was overcofne by heat while working in his harvest' field near Pui*din last Friday.vieme| “ci ‘ hes wato.iaw theRev. J.a. Limerick of Carroll- if orton will preach school houseat I Ooaklr Grovecity next 1 Saturday evening at o’clock. Every body invited. ;IW. G. Beckett of|Purdinisold a fine here ford I bull lone day last wreek to a ranchman of South Da-kato for Hi00.00.!ThMrhatalvitleianc| Edna, the two-year-old daught-er of Mr. and Mrs. W'm. Jenkins, died at their home north of Pur-Frktoy|Hihave i thelflflbereaveddin lasttheir many friends. ^ ;51| ;|£ % ||J Samuel Clark of near Purdin was | overcome | by I heat M while working in his harvest field Friday!and was quite ill as W/M suit for a few da|s, but f is | nowrecoveringma11prosagOn last Pllcifty W.. A. j IB HIMj hisl^ne farm east of Linneus, t knlt; known as the J«|A. Clark .farm, ant to J. M. Isley of Elmer, Macon, jfarm wntains If 1 acres 1 gM and was sold for $57.50 per acre. ! |^gloaMrjpsley will take possession ot the; farm abou^^Jfotember 1st, and Mr. Sawyer mid family will move back to Iowa. The sale was made through the agency of ;ff| M. Gwinnup. ;f■;. ’:|§| |l||| Duringf the | rain | of -Tuesday afternoon, the residence of ffohn White,; in southeast Marceline, was | struck' by lightning and Mrs. White was severely shocked by the bolt. At the time of the stroke, Mrs. White was holding her infant in her arms, but it was wholly uninjured while she wasy hurt as to require attention for several1sUSroa*mehours.motherroomharmed. The gable and roof the house had holes knocked ithem, but | the building did not burn, probably because the roof was £ thoroughly | soaked by the — Marceline 11 irror. ftamthicoiCoSU]wche;disrainReverentKansas City, Mo., delivered two interesting sermons at the Baptist church in this|city last Sunday. Rev. Waters is pastor of the church at Browning, where, we understand he is giving excellent satisfaction.bychsnhL.Bain of|H||;county, Mo., was in Linneus and vicinity! last Saturday gathering data for^a geological map of the state.Prosecuting Attorney Kathan made a statement to a Gazette man Thursday that no resident of thiswho hunts in the county without having first procured a hunter’s 1 incense, will be prosecuted under the game law until the law has been tested or until Attorney General Hadley has ren-frcpisallsujJult;ThemchiBeBefie(igianloi
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