Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-04
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Eldon, Nov. 29.-Mrs. H. LeSuer and |
children went to Genterville Monday !
to spend Thanksgiving.
Lettie Hellyeris visiting relatives at
Leando.
Mrs. H. j. Jones and granddaughter,
Mae Trow, went to Bonaparte Mon
day.
Mrs. Garvin returned to her home
at Edgar, Neb., last night after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. l. c. McCrary.
| Fred Friday left for Memphis, Tenn,
Monday night where he has a position
as yardmaster. Geo. Payn, of Valley
junction, took his position at Eldon.
4 Mrs. B. Trow went to Bonaparte
Tuesday From there she will go to
Parsons, Kan, where they will make
their future home.
H. A. Nelson, of Fairfield, is visiting
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg, of Fairfield, are
visiting Mrs |. H. Tomlinson.
Trainmaster Brown and H. Given
were in town yesterday.
sition on the X. d. as baggage master.
Mr.. Hanley, who was killed at Civ
in was buried yesterday afternoon at
Knoxville. He has a wife and two
! children left to mourn his demise.
Eldon. Dec 1--Worw was commenc-
ed yesterday ON the side track at the
Eldon Coal &. Coke, company's proper
ty, across the river! The surveyor
: who have surveyed 70 rthis track are
also preparing to build new coach
:, track in the yards at this place.
The advertisement that Eldon has
: been getting lately, for carnival OF
crime on a small scale, lis something
lamentable, altho a great deal of w..
{ necessary blame has been put upon
. our little city. Foryinstance, the case
, of Swan Sandstrom, the Ottumwa
u man, who missed $4,000 in Eden Sat
9 urday night. 1t was stated that he
!. inYbibed too much Eldon "booz." This
n gentleman did not reach Eldon unit
: LIP. M, and the mulct law is strictly
!. enforced at this place, which means
f the saloons must close at 10 o'clock p
n nj. Also the, fact that this man was
S very much the worse for wear wher
3 he got off the Ottumwa train. If PEG
s. pie are going to come here and spraw
h around depot insensible from the us,
# of stimulants they cannot expect any
r thing more than that they will b.
5. touched
y Don Roof and Clara and Aim;
Gregg, of Fairfield, spent Tllanksgiy
g ing with Mrs. T. H. Tomlinson.
S AT the Thanksgiving dance Thurs
day evening, Grace Cresup and vii
K Friend took the cake for being tn
d best walters in the room. J. Aller
Robert Christy and w. G. Taylor wer
al the judges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hart, Of Iowa Cit!
n are visiting their son, Ed. Titcomb.
Miss Stella Fox, of Ottumwa. spen
m Thursday with Mae IsbelI.
Miss Mary, Baker, of Geneseo, Ill
a, is visiting her brother, H. R. Baker.
e. Miss Lou Courtney is very i'll thi
week.
n The score of the football game g
NJ Fairfield yesterday between the Edo
and Fairfield high school teams wa
IN AZ to in favor of Fairfield The onl
lie accident astto Perry Ward who SUI
10 ceeded in breaking his arm at the e
Oh bow.
as Mrs. Fred Monroe is seriously il
as Dr. Brockman. of Ottumwa was cal
'e. ed yesterday to assist DR.. Jay in til
case.
Quite little accident occurred
p the yards yesterday morning at
40. o CLOCK. Engine mo. o4U, winch VIZ
10 under the chage of e. Finney, thre
ed one of its big wheels and had to
n taken back to the shops for repair
&c Chas Shelter took the train out b.
az was delayed until o'clock.
lre Joe Hunnell spent Thursday
lie Rock Island,
=. N. VIM Mccoy of Parsons colleg
nc Fairfield, is visiting Dwight Norto
nv his classmate. Mr.. and Mrs. Nortt
wv entertained few friends Thursd'
~. evening in his honor. A very fiji
1 musical program was rendered. N
Mccoy has a highly cultured vol
~ and the vocal selections he gave we
"a appreciated by the listeners.
IA 4. James has purchased the live
,a1. business formerly owned by G. Alto
IN and will now be resident of Eldon.
~, Fireman Harry Flint, of Eldon, 6
'eu companied by Mrs, Flint, has been
,ps the city for a few days visiting Nj
Ivy Flints parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Agar,
'as Union street. Years ago Mr.. FIJI
'ou was a fireman on the Burlington, RI
ing ming out of Creston. He is now
lea extra engineer on the Rock Island.
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