Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
Eddyville.

Eddyvilie, Oct. 23.-AlVa Malloy,
young man who came here from ONO
year or two ago, is quite i'll with ap-
pendicitis at the nome of his brother,
Ed. Malloy, southwest of town.
Ethel, the little 10-year-old daughter
of Mrs w. d. Odem is quite sick at
her home west of town, suffering from
appendicitis. The little girl suffered
from an attack of this dangerous di-
sease some weeks ago and has not
been entirely well since then.
A. c. Beamer was in Ottumwa on
business Monday.
| Miss Myrtle McDole, who has been
stopping at the Elmer Riggs home in
Oskaloosa, is at home for short stay,
after which she will return to Oska-
loosa to assume position as clerk
| in Strausberger & Pfeifer's dry goods
store.
Mrs. Dan Burns is very poorly with
stomach trouble.
All but two or three of the new store
buildings which are going up on Bridge
street have the new glass fronts in
place. H. G. True, the grocer and Sa-
vile & Wilcox, the BARRIERS, will soon
be moving into their new buildings.
Charles Kussart now has his restaur-
ant nicely opened up in the west half
of the new Cowley block.
There was only an ordinary attend
ance at the republican meeting at the
opera house Monday evening. The
speakers-Hon. e. Rominger, Capt 8.
H. Harper and others-ably discussed
the issues of the campaign.
Thomas Clark and Bert Sparks. who
were accused of stealing set of dou.
BILE work harness of Samuel Newell OF
Fudge Creek, had their preliminary
hearing before Justice Ballard, of OF
tumwa, yesterday afternoon, were dis
charged.
L.. L.. Martin of WOODBURY., Clarke
county, returns home today after
spending few days here on business
and incidentally visiting relatives
northwest of town.
| A new hydro-carbon arc light was
put up at the corner Of Bridge and
Second streets, near the town pump
Monday afternoon. The council has
taken the right to test it, and if it gives
satisfaction will order some more.
A. M. Lafferty is putting up mar
BILE shop on the site of the one which
was destroyed by the last fire. The
new building will be 17X2S feet in size
frame inside and one layer of brick or
the outside
Will Flick of Lincoln, Neb.. returned
home Monday after couple o.
months visit with his uncle. Tom Lee
!, west of town.
Mr. Rawson, the insurance man, who
has been in Minnesota in the interests
4. of his company. has been dangerousl!
ill, and his family has been summon
ed to his bedside.
Mr.. Ryan of Leighton is here look
! ing for real estate with view to in
!. vesting.
: Mrs. Belle Bennett moves from he,
: former home across the river to he
new home on Church street today.
Samuel Chitwood, an enterprisin,
farmer residing east of town and MI
! and Mrs. B. B. Beamer and James L
: Sipes, of the neighborhood northwes
Of town, were in Oskaloosa on bushes
r Monday.
Prof Joseph Parks was visiting il
: Ottumwa and looking over the polite
n al field there Saturday and Sunday.
:. DR.. Jacob Kussart, one of our risin
n young physicians, was called to Oska
loosa on professional business Monda
q afternoon.
4 Roy Lafferty is doing some masonr
work at Centerville this week.
S Patrick Smith is building a nea
S barn on his residence property O
n Fourth street.