Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-06
Abba,

Abba.
Abba, Dec. 4.--(Special.) -Death's
harvest has been plentiful in
Monroe county the past few
deys Saturday morning the
death of Valentine Fuller oc-
Cured. He was over eighty years OF
age and had lived in Monroe county
forty years. He was held in much es-
TEEN and his funeral which occurred
Sunday, was attended by a great many
friends. The services were under the
auspices of the Masons both at the
residence and at the grave.
Another elderly person whom death
has claimed is Mrs. Bottomly, of Hite-
man. whose remains have been
taken to Storyville for interment.
Mrs. M. Loudberg, ninety years of
age, was deaths third victim. Her
funeral was held in Abba Sunday.
There is a brisk demand for good
hogs in this county. T. S. Patten, who
had an excellent herd of thorobred
Poland China animals shipped three
fancy boars to B. F. Gorsuch at Fair
field
John P. Reese, president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, whose
home is in this city, has gone to Wis
consin where he has ten weeks work.
Abba is making an effort to secure
the organization of a military CON-
pany of the National Guard. Com
panies "B,' of the Fifty-first regiment,
and "a" of the Fiftieth, have recently
been mustered out and we have hopes
of obtaining one of these. A meeting
for the purpose of organizing has been
called for Friday, December Z, to con-
vene in the court house, at which time
the permanent organization will be eff
fected and formal application for the
charter made to the adjutant general.
About fifty young men have signed as
members and good sized company
car be easily placed here. Steps have
also been taken to secure the erec-
ton of an armory in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lund, of Bur-
lington, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Lund's parents, in this city. Mr..
Lund will return today. Mrs. Lund
will remain until after the holidays to
help in the jewelry store of L. e.
Lambert & Co.
The Abba band is growing into an
efficient organization under the leader
ship of Prof. Mitchell. A number of
new members have been added and a
high class of music is played
The assessment against each prop
erty holder adjoining streets where the
new pavement was placed this fall we're
issued by Mayor Hardenbrook yester-
day. These provide for payment by
means Of coupons attached, during a
period of seven years, and make the
burden on the taxpayer exceedingly
light.
Agitation as to the amount of paw
ing to be placed next year is already
rife and the outcome will be at the
least, the placing Of pavement one
block each direction from the square.
The question as to how the court
house park should be graded up has
solved itself. During the very muddy
road season the farmers haul great
amount of dirt upon the pavement,
this is scraped up by the street cleans
ers and used for filling up the low
places in the park grounds.
Justice of the Peace elect E. R.
Wright has obtained rooms in the
Noble block and will be ready for all
business in that line after the first of
January.
Ed NJ Noble will leave for Texas
and Oklahoma tomorrow for the pur-
pose of looking up desirable land for
his real estate business.
Pete billiard, who was shot thru
the foot in a Wall street fight some
time ago, is again on the street tho he
has some trouble in navigating.