her vacation with her parents.MT. PLEASANT, IA.Mt. Pleasant. Ia , Jan. 3.—Prof. and Mrs. Spooner, who have been visiting Mrs. Spooner’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Caris. leave to^lay for La Verne. I*., to visit his parents before going to his school at Orange City. Miss Nina Caris will leave later for her school at the same place.Miss Kate Haley of Des Moines is visiting her sister. Mrs. Mary Mebl.The music club met awith Mrs. Will Evans last week. A program of Indian music was given by the mem-I ber^assisted by Master Billy Evans and the Rogers’ orchestra. Refreshments were served by the hostess.Miss Florence Ross entertainedin honor of her friend. Miss DorothyCoe of Medjapolis.Miss Lucille Conner, a former Mt. Pleasant girl, was married December 27 to Mr. H. F. Robinson of Charles City. The young people will mako their home in Charles Citly. Mrs. Robinson is the daughter of Mr. j Emery Conner of ML Pleasant was i formerly a reporter on the News staff.The Knights and Indies of Secur- 1 ity held a turkey supper at the j home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coles, Friday evening.Mrs. Belle Coddington passedaway in California and the remainswere brought back and interred beside her husband. Captain Ely Coddington and her son Clinton. The services were held from the Methodist church at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Coddington was for many \eur» a resident of this community and a earnest member of the Methodist church. She was highly esteemed by every one. 8be leaves one daughter, Mrs. latura Eason of Madison, VV'is., who was here for the funeral.A bad Are threatened the home of Mr. John Anderson Ffriday and destroyed about a hundred dollars worth of clothes.Miss ltute Uudde of Chicago is visitibg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. li. A. iiudde.George Loper and Miss Olive Coodwin of Freal Springs, were married last Monday at Marion. III. They will make their home in this city. Mr. Ixiper is in the grocerybusiness here.Wilber DeWitt was married toMiss Jessie McMillan Monday afternoon in Marion, la. They will make their home here, Mr. DeW'itt is our new county auditor.