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Mt. Union. A real surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, of this place, by their neighbors and friends. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Grand Junction. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. French of Paton, Iowa, arrived in this city last week. Mr. French has purchased the Conway mercantile store and the goods are being invoiced this week. Fairfield. The Jefferson County State bank is now a thing of the past. It went out of existence last night about 9 o'clock, and this morning the doors of the Fairfield National bank were opened for the first time. Burt. On January 1st a big wolf hunt will take place in Kossuth county. A certain portion of the district where the hunt takes place has been assigned to leaders. Frank Mann and Harve Graham being the local leaders. lowa City. Nyle W. Jones, of this city, an alumnus of the State university, and a famous foot ball player, has been appointed assistant librarian of the university. Mr. Jones has been in the real estate business since leaving the university. Keosauqua. James Shipley, who was sent from here to the Mt. Pleasant hospital, some time ago, escaped and returned to his home last Friday evening. This morning he came to the depot with his father, bought a ticket and returned unattended. Keosauqua. George Fellows, who runs the Cooper farm in South Keosauqua, was kicked Saturday night by a horse and is in a serious condition. His upper jawbone was broken, all the upper teeth knocked out but one, and a deep cut on one side of his face. Algona. Sunday morning George Stewart, son of Amos Stewart, on the Judge Quarton farm, was assaulted by the Guernsey bull recently brought there by the judge. The animal was loose in the yard and Mr. Stewart was crossing it, paying no attention to the animal. The latter came on him just