Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
ALBA.

Abba, May 21.--Miss Bessie Smith OF
Bloomfield, visited Saturday and Sun
day with Miss Fanny Barnes.
Frank Jackson, Charlie jerks and A.
j. Marshall, ex-members of Company ID
Eifty-first Iowa, came over from Knox
Vile to hear the old band play once,
again.
Drs. p. b. and Bert Powell We're in
Des Moines Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday attending the convention OF the
state medical association. Ed. Afford
went with them to be examined before
the convention. While serving with
the Fifty-frst Iowa in the Philippines
Ed contracted what was known in the
army as Stomach trouble, caused
probably by the climate and the heavy
army rations. He has never recovered
since returning and is in hopes of re-
ceiving some benefits, from his Des
Moines trip. r Is IL
Miss Isla Bartram very pleasantly en-
teTtained the members of the high
school graduating class at her home
Friday evening last. The charming
hospitality and pleasing entertainment
provided by the hostess afforded i
most satisfactory evening.
Abba, May 23.-(Special. John 2.
Reese, president of the United Mine
Workers association, is again on the
street, having been released from the
pest house at Hickory. where he has
been confined with smallpox for the
past; six weeks. He had the disease in
a very light form and does not show
any of its effects.
The overland circus, billed for this
place May %, reached here about noon
yesterday, attracting quite number
of people from the surrounding coun7
try. The parade, fully block long,
] came off at o'clock.
Yesterday, at noon, Wiley S. Falls
buggy team became frightened while
at the Iowa Central depot, broke loose,
1 and running up Washington street be:
gan circling the square. In an at
tempt to check them John McCauley,
of Hooking Valley, ran out in front of
( them and tried to get hold of the
reins. Failing to do so he was struck
by the neck yoke, knocked down under
the horses hoofs, and team and buggy
4 passed over him, frightfully bruising
I and injuring his head and chest. He
! was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition and carried into Geo. Aliller's
drug store where medical aid was
quickly summoned. 1t was announced
that he had been killed but later in
the day he recovered consciousness and
& will probably get over his injuries, tho
he is at present in a critical condition.
The Synod of the Associate Presby-
terian church is holding its annual
convention at the Pleasant Divide
church about six miles northeast of
this place, now under the passionate of
Rev. S. Atchison. The Synod holds it's
firsb session today and a number of
ministers have arrived from different
points in the United States and Canada
to be in attendance at the convention.
James Brownfield, of Newton, is a
business caller in the city this morn
ing.
The lawyers and cigar makers will
have a game of ball at the park to-
morrow at p. m. .3,
John II. Price, who was admitted to
the bar by examination before the SUI
preme court this spring, has opened
an Office with Fred Townsend.
Attorney Dan Davis, of Oskaloosa,
was attending to legal business here
yesterday.
ELDON.
Eldon, May 23.-The Juniors and So
phomores entertain the Seniors of the
high school at the y. f. parlors this
evening.
Mrs. Martin, Misses Edith Norton
and Jessie Afford and Geo. Friend re-
turned from lIeokuk Monday evening
where they attended the Y. p. S. C. T..
convention. Mrs. Martin was elected
superintendent of the missionary de-