i iater aiiu uhuuuu aii iuda smile. Not until he locked' r the night did it dawn upon the ir how and why that dime' and a was owing him. When it got gh his noodle a pasBerby might heard him say, Well I’ll be ed.”3 160 acre tract of the Brown es-in Castle Grove, comprising the stead property was sold by H. ohardBon, the referee, at public last Friday, to Philip Brown 40 per acre, which, is $2.50 per in excess of the appraisement 3 property. This part of the es-jad been deeded by Mrs. Brown illp Brown and Christina Brown aantB in common. The latter a year or more ago, and the 2rty was sold in order that the Bst of the estate of Christina n might be realized for the pur-i of distribution among tbose to a she willed her estate. There several bidders on the property, 3tarted it at $105 per acre and t it quickly to $140, when they all ped out and let Philip Brown it. _epreseutative of the Iowa Farm-Protective association will be in ;icello, next Saturday, February and will deliver an address in jcture room of the public library pcloek. The object of this as-tion it is said is to advance the eets of farmers and bring them her to'co-operate for the promo-ot their best interests; to use influence in securing just legis-3 and the enactment of laws b are of interest to farmers, and •operate together to improve the itions and to solve the many lemB that confront the farmer, mber of such association have formed in various counties in , and it is the hope of the com-5B who were responsible for get-tbis lecturer here that such an iiatiop can be formed in Jonesty- _e members of the Woman’s Club, his city, are contemplating a o and lecture course, for next 3V. It is their intention to ean-he town and see if such a course sired by Monticello people. The Be as outlined by the Bedpatb-ter System and aB proposed will iet of four numbers which are asws: The Smith-Spring-HolmesBstra quintet, a musical number isting nf violin, vocal and piano Thfi Parish Flavors, a comnanv