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Show 1 riends. contributors and readers, bear with us. Our advertisers crowd our columns to such an extent that we well, feel happy. It will not be always thus, presently we shall have more room. We have been requested by Mr. W. D. Roberts io state that it was in Cincinnati Cin-cinnati and not Odeon that his daughter daugh-ter filled a distinguished part in a concert con-cert given there recently by thu Cincinnati Cin-cinnati Philharmonic society. A Keokuk gentleman cured the grip by taking seven drinks of whisky in twenty minutes. We would not advise our readers to follow his example, exam-ple, as this recipe only works ou those residing in a prohibition state. Frovo has a wide reputation for hospitality, and a Fourth of July celebration cele-bration here would attract people f.om all directions. They would be glad to come. If we don't wake up and get to work, it will be too late. Commence in time. Let's celebrate. The wires for the lighting of the Tabernacle with electricity have been put in place and a number of the lamps have been connected, so that there will be no trouble in nraetie.ps iifW ithis, T. E. Daniels is pushing the I work as fast as possible. The Steamer "Florence" is in good trim and skims over the water at a rate of twelve miles an hour. This is a good rate of speed for a Frovo built boat, and will compare favorably with anything of the same size in the East. Frovo is bouud to 4 get thar." Charming weather has followed the recent rains and the gras. springs up like magic, the bursting buds and expanding leaves and blossoms, make namre appear a divine reality indeed. Ihe peaches, which have of late years been a certain uncertainty, piomise to become a good crop. On account of the recent advance in wheat the mills generally throughout through-out the territory have advanced the puce of flour 10 to 15 cents per 100 Pounds. The upward tendency is cre.it-mg cre.it-mg quite a demand for flour, the pnb- ucoumjr lo niy iU suppnes oeiore present low figures are further raised. A liitle town in lllino s do take the bun, and no mistake. Nine y..onj' couples there just got married T vy then organized and each couple chipped chip-ped inariuig sum with which three daisy pr.zes were bought. What for? by, they are to be awarded to the hrst three couples which can show up t! e first little squealers. Mr. Samuel Houtz, of Springville brother of Hon. D. D. Houtz. of this; ciy, dropped dead on Saturday night' a; she home of his parents. D.-ceased I was ahlicted with heart de.-ea-.s ai.o 1 on the night in question had js.rti stepped outside of the house before retiring to rest. His mother was about to lock up the house,but went to Sam"s bedroom to see if he was in bed. She got no answer and went into lite room. The bed was empty. A search was instituted, and Sam was found outside of his house, lying in the path dead. Deceased was 23 years Ol age. |