Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-19
ELDON.

Eldon, Sept. 15.-The old soldiers
held meeting Wednesday night in
the 1. o. o. T. hall. to complete ar
rangements for the Big Four reunion
which is held annually at this place.
Many prominent speakers have ac-
cepted invitations and promised to be
here. This bids fair to be the biggest
and best of the Big Four reunions.
Mrs. A. Dill,and family left Wednes-
day night for Muscatine, where they
will reside in the future.
Miss Anna STEELE is visiting in Bona
parte.
MRS. A. Phelps is visiting friends at
Pulaski and Bloomfield.
G. L. Neff left yesterday for Quin-
cy, Ill.
Messrs. II. R. Baker, N. f. Reed, NJ.
Hilles and J. Hopkins attended the
Bloomfield fair Thursday.
Ed. Trott and Frank Jacques are
attending the Bloomfield fair.
Frank Callen is in Bonaparte, where
he has accepted a position in drug
store.
Van McCrary is moving to Ottumwa.
Walter Reno, of Trenton, is visiting
in town.
Pearl Iitcomb is very sick.
The Washington Battery arrived to-
day for the Big Four reunion, Sept.
10, 20 and 81.
The new saloon has been compelled
to move thirty feet as it was on
railroad property.
Chas. Fehr left Wednesday for Des
Moines and Omaha.
Al. Nimocks and wife, of Chilli
Gothic, are visiting the family of Harry
Dreamer.
Eldon, Sept. 15.-Frank Jacques has
accepted a position in j. Ed. Trott's
clothing store.
w. Wise was Bloomfield visitor
yesterday. ~
Mrs. o. johnson, of Hamilton, ILL.,,
returned to her home today, after q
short visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Harlan.
Mrs. Ryder, of Croton, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Furtney.
j. r. Kane has sold his saloon to Nor
ris & Cheadle, of ottumwa.
7 j. Morris purchased C. w. Phelps
house on East Elm street, yesterday.
There We're two sections of No, II
last night. The second was special
with old soldiers on their way from
the Philadelphia encampment.
Last night at special meeting call
ed for that purpose, Rev. Geo. Marsh
resigned his pastorate of the Congre-
gational church, to take effect thirty
days from date.
VIM. Brown is building an addition
on his building, occupied by N. Il.
Reed.
E. Hilles is building new residence
on his farm.
Guy Funk, of Ottumwa, was an FL
don visitor yesterday.
Mrs. A. W.. Roberts and sister re-
turned yesterday from Fairfield, where
they have been visiting.
O. Garriott returned last night from
Fairfield, where he has been visiting.
Eldon. Sept. 1s.-Miss Wilson, OF Des
Moines. who has been visiting with
Miss Kitty Watts, returned to her home
Saturday.
Superintendent Lawrence and Mas
ter Mechanic McGill were in town on
railroad business Saturday.
NICK LUZ spent sunday in Batavia.
Stephen Goble, Rock Island brake
man, was quite badly hurt Friday night
at Washington. He was knocked from
the coal shutes and fell distance OF
twenty-five feet. He was brought to
his home at this place Saturday and is
getting along all right
Emery Lucas, who spent last week
at Bloomfield. returned home Satur-
day.
Mrs. I. C. McCrary returned home
Saturday night from Ottumwa, where
she has been visiting.
Clarence Sewell and Emery Lucas
leave today for Seymour, where they
will attend the fair this week.
Mrs. P. Callen spent Sunday in OF
tumWa.
Bernie Durham was Fairfield visi-
tor Saturday.
A special train will be run from this