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

cenSe was issued yesterday to Winfield
p. Gross and Ida G. Snider.
Miss Minnie Wills went to Delta last
evening on a visit.
Mrs. Beall, of Lancaster, was in Sig
Quincy yesterday.
The class sermon for the graduating
class will be preached at the Presby-
terrain church Sunday night by Rev. \.
B. Hightshoe.
Robert Jugenheimer, of Monticello.
is in Sigourney on business.
w. V. Silvers, of Ottumwa, was here
yesterday on business trip.
Sigourney, May 19.-The Modern
Woodmen of America initiated Ben
Moline and Peter Osterman last
night.
\ marriage license was issued to
James NJ. White aud Miss Gertrude
Mills this morning.
C. f. Jordan. of Delta. is in Sigour-
ney on business. He is district deputy
OF the NJ. w. A.
Grandma Cochran went to Delta
yesterday on a visit.
Miss Georgia Crump, of Hedrick, IS
visiting her sister, Mrs. George r.
jackson.
Mrs. NJ. F. Fuller, who has. been Wis
iting in the north part of the state,
returned yesterday.
Guy G. Goldthwaite went to Des
Moines this morning for a few days
visit with his brother George, who is
attending college there.
Sigourney, May 21.-AIisses Lizzie
Stevens and Myrtle Todd visited at
Ottumwa Saturday.
Henry Jersey, of South English,
was in Sigourney Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Brunt visited
their daughter, Mrs. Grant Dawson,
at Ottumwa, over Sunday.
|. Dawson and family have moyea
back from Abba.
Jacob Bertsch, of Ottumwa, visited
here over Sunday.
Mike Kelley came home from Des
MONIES Saturday evening. He mas
been attending business college.
Amos Shreckengast and Holly Clark,
of Keota, were in Sigourney yester-
day.
Mrs. Charlton, of Richland. was slere
yesterday visiting the c. L. Starr fam
lily and Others.
Willie Maryland, of Columbus juno
ton, visited here over Sunday.
The iSigourney Germania band gave
their first concert Saturday night, and
did well. The band has elected the
following officers: Judd Lyons, man
ager; James Swailes, assistant mana
ger; o. p. Stevens, instructor.
Rev. Hightshoe preached the bacca-
laureate sermon for the class of 1896,
at the Presbyterian church last night.
The house was crowded and the SER
vices were very good.
The new Office building of the Keo-
kuk County News was begun recently
and is now being put up at rapid
rate. The building is being erected
about half block north of the post
office, on lot which is nicely located.
1t will be two-story brick block, 24X
70 feet, and with all accommodations
essential to a modern country news
paper establishment. 1t will be at a
cost of $4,000. The Needhams are a
set of good newspaper men, and their
great success and prosperity is only a
crown to their constant effort and
their ability as newspaper men.
Sigourney, May 22.-Mrs. A. P.
Moody died yesterday morning. after
long sickness. Mrs. Moody was one
Of the most highly respected citizens
of this vicinity, and had many friends
over Keokuk county. She was very
old. The funeral occurs Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Miller, after many
months sickness and suffering, died
yesterday, and her funeral occurred
this afternoon. Mrs. Miller was a good
Christian woman, and left many
friends to mourn her death. she
had been sick with consumption all
winter.
George Oldenburg and daughter
Dora, went to st. Louis yesterday,
to have Mr.. Oldenburg's eyes doc
torede.
Anna Knox visited at Hedrick yes
terday.
Bernice Neall spent Sunday with
relatives at South English.
George Richmond and little son, of
Cedar Rapids, were in Sigourney yes
terday.
Mrs. Jackson was up from Hayes
vile yesterday.
Cyrus Tygart, of Martinsburg, was
here on business yesterday.
DIR. VIM. b. Stoker, of South English,
was here yesterday.
Henry Harms and L. E. Lyons were
here from Iowa City yesterday bid
ding on the NJ. E. church building.
Homer Smith, of the North English
brick works, was here yesterday. The
firm will furnish bricks for thte new
school house.
Charley Lore is home from Ottum-
wa, and is sick with the grip.
George Cox and family came down
from Oskaloosa yesterday, to make
this place their home. George is a
nephew of John Cox.
d. ID. Wilson, of Elliott, was heve
yesterday.
A number of contractors were here
yesterday, bidding on the new NJ. T..
church. The contract was let to Char
ley Quick.
Miss George Crump returned 10
her Hedriclk home this morning, after
a visit with Mrs. George r. jackson. !
w. c. Moore and wife, of Kansas
City, Mo-, returned to their home
this morning, after visit at the par
entail ID. ID. Moore home. w. c. Moore
is an employe of the Milwaukee rail-
road.
The high school gave reception TO
the class of 1900 last night. 1t was
well attended.