Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11


public installation of officers, The
services being over, a banquet was
held which was a social triumph.
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Abba, Dec. 7.-(SpeciaD-B the
action Of the Des Moines Presbytery
last Tuesday Abba will have an i'm
portant church meeting next May.
The general assembly of the United
Presbyterian church is to meet May
%, 1901, in the city of Des Moines and
it was made the duty of the Des
Moines Presbytery to fix the place OF
meeting of the general committee of
Home Missions, a body that convenes
one week before the assembly. In
dianola and Oskaloosa both asked for
the meeting but the Presbytery decid-
ed that Abba was the best point.
There are sixty-one Presbyteries of
the United Presbyterian church in
America, and each of these sends one
minister to this general committee OF
missions. The convention will meet
May Is, and continue in session until
the 21st. We are confident Albia's
good people will give the visitors a
welcome and at the same time have
sorrow for the burgs of Oskaloosa and
Indianola, and their lack of railroad
facilities,
A marriage license has been issued
to Timothy w. White and Miss Mag
gle Holland. The couple were mar
ried and departed for their new home
in Coalfield Wednesday,.
Fred D. Mason has been appointed
by Judge Roberts as a member of the
commission of insanity. George W..
Dashiel filled the position up to the
time when he left Abba to go to In.
dian Territory, where he has a gov
eminent appointment in alloting land
to midas.
Mrs. Mary A. Castle died yesterday
morning at the home of her son, three
miles east of town. She had been ill
for many months.
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Gholson, who
have been visiting in Oregon for sew.
eral weeks, returned to their Abba
home last evening.
| A movement is on foot among the
parishioners of the Catholic church at
Georgetown, nine miles west of Abba,
| to replace the old windows with stain
| ed glass and add other modern i'm.
| provements. The church is one of the
largest in the county, and when the
proposed improvements are made il
will be one of the most handsome and
expensive.
Another banking institution is being
| added to the financial concerns Of this
county this week. 1t is the opening OF
q new bank at Lovilia to be known as
the Lovilia Exchange bank. Neat
modern fixtures are being placed to,
day and by Saturday the bank doors
will be opened and ready for business
T. B. Mcdonald is backing the enter.
| prise, assisted by some foreign CAPT.
tai. 1t will be very much of an &C
commodation to parties in the north
ern part of the county.
Abba, Dec. 5.-(SpeciaD--C
Clerk-elect Thomas Hickenlooper has
made public the announcement that
he will appoint J. w. H. Griffin as his
deputy. Mr.. Griffin was clerk fol
twenty years, and could have held the
Office longer had he not asked thai
the nomination be given to others. He
has been resting for six years anc
will enter the harness again and I'll
/ ehO SiOAh . eiCpuIySulp W ZIG S6tGlSldC
ton of the people of all parties.
Aston lodge, No. sos, A. F. & A. M.
held their annual election Monda,
night, and the following persons wer,
elected: w. G.. Wood, w. M; B. 4
Duffy, S. W.; j. T. Pauline, J. w.
George Hobson, treasurer; J. f. Mel
M. K. Mix, j. D.; G. D. Miller, S. s..
son, secretary; Hugh Dennery, S. d.
i C.G. Hoover, J. S., and T. H. Lucas
i tyler.
lvor Williams, Monroe county gen
tleman, who has been conducting
restaurant in EddyvilIe, has purchas
ed the interest of J. L. Sullivan in tn
drug store of the Lovilia Drug con
pany, at Lovilia. Friends here will b
glad to learn of the return of Ivor t
Monroe county.
Mrs. G. g. Hoover is convalescin
. from an illness of two weeks, durin
, which time she was confined to he
bed.
Mrs. John Doner and daughte
Frances, left yesterday morning fc
Manhattan, Kan, where they will vi
it relatives. Mrs. Doner's health ha
4 been very poor and the trip is mad
in hopes of benefiting her.
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