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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-16

Mo-, and have been setting grade
stakes. AS Moulton is on direct
line between the two points, the citi-
ems naturally feel slightly pulled I'D
over the matter. 1t is freely predict
ed by the knowing one that Moulton
will be city of three or four thous.
and people within the next five years.
Moulton has awaited patiently for her
natural advantages to be appreciated
by the railroads. There is no town of
her size, that is so well situated for
railroad center nor is there one of her
size that can boast of two railroad Gi-
visions.
/ The case of Charley Yates against
L. J. Fleming, administrator of Geo.
w. Hardin estate in which the plaintiff
sues for $4,000 due him for caring
for the old gentleman in his declining
years, came to an end Monday morn
ing in district court by the jury giving
plaintiff judgment for $4,000 and costs.
The verdict seems to give universal
satisfaction here.
Another case brought in the district
court of this county by parties who re-
side in and near Moulton, was sent
here for trial by Judge Eichelberger.
l. W. iSO, oO1 VI jugs fSe, UGl1S
specially detailed for the purpose of
holding said court. The trouble is
about saw mill, located on the Char
iton river, the parties thereto having
fallen out and the rights of property
are being tested.
The results of the mad dog scare at
John Cupps, three miles northwest of
town, are still manifest. The horse
that was bitten and has been under
close watch ever since has become
worse and the state veterinarian was
sent for.
DR.. F. Davis and wife have gone to
Burnside, ILL.,, to be present at the
wedding of the doctors brother.
The M. w. A. society circus of last
week was decided success. The pa
rade on Saturday afternoon was excel.
lent. Receipts to be used for big pic.
mic in August.
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Avery.

Avery, May 15.-Jack Gilbreth, who
has been visiting in Avery for the past
week returned to his home in Hamil.
ton Monday.
Miss Lucy Warner spent Sunday
with her parents near Frederic.
j. q. Evans and wife have returned
home from Chicago.
T. ]. Talboy is building an addition
to his home.
Miss Mary Johnson was an Abba
visitor Tuesday.
Avery is progressing in magnif.
ton you can see men at work erecting
new buildings and making improve
ments.
Weaver Deskin spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Cora Johnson, of OF,
tumwa.
Miss Elsie Moore was the guest OF
friends near Coalfield, the latter part
of the week.
Jerry Crabill has commenced the
erection of new dwelling on his lot
in the north part Of town.
Mrs. julie Westfall, of Derby, arriv
ed in Avery Wednesday to make an
extended visit with her son, Albert, in
the east part of town.
Rev. e. L. Schreiner filled his ap
pointment at the M. e. church Sunday
morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Ellis are visiting rela
tives at DIN and Anamosa this week.
j. L. Nelson and H. F. Brown were
passengers for Chillicothe Sunday ev
ening.
H. E. Moore was in Hamilton one
day last week.
P. H. Hynes was in Abba Saturday
Mrs. Frank Amos, of Frederic was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. A.
Thayer Monday.
John German and wife were Avery
visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Edythe Evans was an Abba Wis.
itor Tuesday.
The concert given by the land at.
tracted large number of people. The
boys are getting into good playing
shape and will be quite source of
enjoyment during the summer and fall
months.
Cal Guthrie was an Abba visitor Sat.
urday.
Roy Pearson is building an addition
to his house.
Arthur MADDEN has moved his fam.
lily to Hynes.
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Richland,

Richland, May 15.-Dayton Greeson
has bought lot and will build a fine
residence here this summer.
Ora Roop, of Hedrick, Sundayed
here.
w. A. Brady is recovering from an
injury received from falling off a lad.
der.
The Epworth League observed the
anniversary day Sunday night by a
very fine program.
| Mrs. Amy Davis and children, of
Indiana, are here for few weeks
visit.
Quite number of our young peo.
pie spent Saturday night at Coppock.
The baseball committee has secured
ground for playing and expect to be
able to play with any club in the
state.
Mrs. Name Crew, of Lamont, is a
visitor of the Baileys.
Harry Leech, of Keota, was Mon.
day visitor.
Rev. Cornell preached here Sunday
night.
Ed. Evans was at Lincoln, Neb., for
few days on business.
Not a case of smallpox in our city
nor has there been a case nearer than
three miles.
Graduating exercises Friday night
at the M. E. church. Four graduates
the Misses Nellie Tracy, Bernice Wade
Lucy Farmer and Dallas Chacy.
Prof. Hicks has been engaged by
the school board for another year.
Fred Callister, of Fairfield, Sunday.
ed here.
Mrs. Greeson and Mrs. swayze
drove to Fairfield Saturday.
Mrs. Name Eicher and children, of
Wisconsin, are the guests of Mrs.
Charlton.
Mr.. Frakes and Mrs. Gender were
married last Wednesday.
The Friends quarterly meeting con.
venes next Sunday at Woolson.
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Moulton.

Moulton, May I'D. H. Case, one
Of the pioneer residents of this vicin-
ity, died few days ago Of acute kid
ney trouble. He leaves wife and two
married daughters.
DR.. Salladay, an aged resident Of Ap-
panoose and Davis counties died Sun.
day at the residence of a daughter
near Pella school house, north of West
Grove, and was buried in Moulton GEN.
ertery Monday afternoon.
1t is current talk here now that the
Rock Island route is actually locating
the cutoff from Drakeville to Trenton,
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Delta.

Delta, May 15.-Dr. Busby was In
Rose Hill btween trains last Wednes-
day morning.
DR.. Martin has returned from OF.
tumwa
Thomas Garrett and wife of Oska.
loosa were visiting friends here this
week.
Will Morris came in from oskaloosa
Saturday and will spend his vacation
at home.
Gildial Jones of Sigourney was here
over Sunday with his uncle, A. Snyder.
Miss Maude Sampson and Miss Kate
Beatty were Oskaloosa visitors Tpes-
day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John simp.
son, April %, a daughter.
p. A. Johnson, of Sigourney, was Wis,
iting his brother, DR.. Johnson, this
week.
w. H. Hamilton and Miss Ethel Jac-
obs were married at the home of the
bride Thursday evening, Mays. They
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Saturday for w. W. Price on his farm
Just west of Pittsburg.
w. w. Shreckenghost, of this place,
departed this morning for Marshall
town, where he will attend the grand
lodge of the A. %. u. w.
H. Blackledge of this place is in Ell
don today
w. c. Cheney is treating his beauti-
full residence to coat of paint.
Attorney HI. B. Sloan, of this place
went to Oskaloosa today on business.
: w. Noble was in Carbon today on
business.
Keosauqua, May 15-William Moore
OF st. Louis, Missouri, who several
years ago resided in this place and
practiced law, has been visiting the
past few days with relatives and
friends at this place and at Mt. Zion.
B. E. Johnson, United States consul
at Utilla, Honduras, returned to this
place, his old home, to spend his an
nual vacation of one month, after
which he will return to his duties in
Utilla.
]. G. Strickling, druggist, received
at his store yesterday morning a box
containing a monkey which was sent
to him from Honduras by Ben John
son. Joe is very proud of his present
and has named it Aguinaldo.
The District Epworth League con
vention of the M. E. church will be
held here on or about June Is and 16
Preparations are being made to enter
tain the delegates and large attend
ance is expected.
George Minear, who recently com
pleted the course of ministry at the
Wesleyan university at Mt. Pleasant
will, with his family, move here ant
Mr.. Minear will assist Elder Cooper il
his work until the M. e. conference
meets this summer when he will be
assigned to charge or be given &
place in the conference.
. George Fellows, of this place, depart
ed last evening for Des Moines, where
he will attend United States court as
a Juror.
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Eldon.


Eldon, May 15.-Mr. and Mrs. e. P.
Brownfeld returned to their home at
Pennington Monday after a visit with
their son, DR.. H. G. Brownfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Christy left
Monday for st. Paul and Montana.
The engagement of Miss Lii Davies
of Floris to Orville H. Thompson
Of Des Moines, travelling passenger
agent for the Atchison, Topeka, Santa
Fe railroad, is announced. The wed
ding will take place in June.
M. Hilles returned yesterday from
Duluth, Mich, and West Superior.
Moss Burkholder and Earl Sconce
have gone to Oklahoma
Messrs Tomlinson and Hickman are
in Des Moines attending court. Miss
Martin has charge Of their Office.
M. G. Conrad has resigned his posi-.
ton as foreman for the C. r. I. & P.
railroad and will leave for the east
soon.
Mrs. Sullivan, who has made her
home with Mrs. Connolly the past
year, left yesterday for Northern
Iowa.
Ed. Cooley left yesterday for Gage,
Oklahoma, to make his future home.
For some time past the Rock Island
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company has been missing goods from
the freight depot. Monday morning
three chairs were discovered in a
movers car and they were taken from
the car by Mr.. Madden the agent and
identified by the owners.
Miss Myrtle Dreamer spent the day
at Ottumwa
Cards have been received here an.
nouncing the graduation of Earle C..
Mills, formerly of Eldon, from the law
department of Drake University at
Des Moines, which will occur tomor-
row.
The U. G. o. club will give dance
at the K. P. hall Monday night Owen
and Woolwofth of Ottumwa will fur
nish the music.
Mrs. Fehr and son Harvey will leave
next week for Buffalo, New York, and
other eastern points.
Mrs. Chas. Dibble of Keosauqua Is
visiting here.
The Eldon Alumni met last even
ing and elected the following officers:
D. j. Norton, president; Ruth Roberts,
secretary, and Will Burns, treasurer
They decided to give reception at
the Hotel Eldon Saturday, June 1, in
honor Of the class Of 1901.
Last evening Mrs. ]. Hull entertain.
ed in honor of her daughter Nora's
seventeenth birthday. About twenty
five guests were present and many
beautiful gifts were received Games
furnished the amusement for the ev-
ening and refreshments consisting of
fruit salad and cake were served. The
only out of town guest was Wesley
Towers, of Muscatine, who is visiting
his brother. Ed Towers.
| Miss Julia Hilles contemplates at
tending the Pan-American exposition
this summer.
Sanford Bowen went to Creston last
Monday.
Mrs. 1. c. McCreary leaves the goth
for Boston and other eastern points,.
FIoris.
Floris, May 15.-Chas. Creech Of
Udell, visited at A. Sloan's Monday
night. Mrs. Creech and children made
a visit during the week.
| Irwin Swinney made business visit
to Bloomfield Wednesday.
Supervisor Dodge of Bloomfield and
William Ireland of Ash Grove, were
here Wednesday inspecting some
bridges.
Mrs. Parker of Hickerycreek, Mo-,
is here visiting her sons, G. E. and DR..
Parker.
Chesley Rayburn, of Donville, made
business visit here Thursday.
| Lewis Hoffstatter and Emmett Will
son are building barn for William
Stevenson near Laddsdale.
Henry Bolivar shipped hogs Tues
day and Thursday of this week
Austin Lyons made a business trip
| to Ottumwa Friday.
Martin Smith and Ed. Fish were at
Bloomfield Friday on business.
Jim Peden and Will Caldwell went
to Agency Friday.
Miss Minnie Hale left Thursday to
spend the summer with her parents,
after spending the winter here with
relatives.
Boone swinney of Bloomfield spent
Sunday here with relatives.
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HedrIck,

Hedrick, May 14.-The funeral ser.
vices of the late Mrs. Thomas Lind.
say were held at the Presbyterian
church Sunday at 11:30 a. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Martins
burg. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Lindsay was taken to Mt. Pleas
ant few days ago where she grew
worse rapidly and died at the insane
asylum last Saturday. Interment was
made at the Martinsburg cemetery.
Mrs. Lindsay leaves a husband, two
sons and two daughters to mourn her
death.
Rev. v. Henry spent Sunday with
friends at Winfield.
Rev. A. T. Shortess conducted the
funeral service of Mrs. Butler, of High
land yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Wade Kirkpatrick and N. G.
Hill were in Highland Center yester-
day.
H. B. Speck, of Oskaloosa was in
Hedrick few hours Sunday.
T. M. Phillips shipped a carload of
blooded Herefords to George Tuggle,
of Kansas City Monday.
The Baptist Sunday school is max
ing arrangements to celebrate Chill
dren's day.
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Abba,

Abba, May 15.-Miss Maud Ken.
worthy and William Richardson were
united in marriage by Rev. Schreiner
at the brides home in Georgetown at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday evening. Only
the relatives and a few intimate
friends were present.
Mrs. George Dashields will be home
tomorrow evening after an extended
visit with relatives In st. Joseph, Mo-,
and Omaha.
The Lucky Thirteen met with Alice
Duncan Monday evening. The fol-
dent, Annabel Bowdin; vice president
Eta Peppers; secretary, Lula Reeves.
Miss Alice Duncan is recovering
from weeks illness.
Last Thursday night thieves enter
ed the barn of L. D. Lumley, Of Mel
rose, and stole team, buggy and set
of harness. Marshall Knowles, of
Melrose, communicated the facts to
Sheriff Doner and diligent search is
being carried on.
The Abba Driving club has been or
ganized and they will endeavor to re-
vive again the county fair spirit The
following officers were appointed:
President, w. E. Whited; vice presi-
dent, w. B. Griffin; secretary, D. w.
Bates; treasurer, Dee w. Johnson.
The Oriental entertainment at the
M. E. church last night was we'll at
tended Rev. A. G. Van Haaften, an
East Indian, assisted by his wife, de-
scribed in Oriental costume many In
dian home scenes followed by COM
plete explanation.
This evening closes the protracted
meeting at the Christian church.
Yes Hilliard went to Des MONIES
yesterday on business.
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Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, May 14.-Mrs. J. A.
Hathaway, of Mt. Pleasant, former
resident of this city, is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Stanley Hathaway
Will Dunlap left Tuesday for Des
Moines, where he will spend the week
attending the Iowa Photographer
convention
Rev. J. w. Potter spent Sunday in
Vinton, Ia, returning to his home in
this city the first of the week. In his
absence the Methodist pulpit was sup
piled by Rev. U. S. Smith of Pulaski.t
Stephen Davis, student of Drake
University, occupied the pulpit at the
Christian church Sunday morning and
evening.
Miss Grace Galpin accompanies by
Mr. and Mrs. R. e. Christy of Trenton,
Mo-, returned home on Saturday after
an extended visit in Trenton. Mrand
Mrs. Christy, after short visit at the
Galpin home, left the first of the week
for st. Paul, where they will spend a
few days, after which they will contin-
lie the trip to Livingston, Montana,
where they will visit relatives.
Mayor Bussey and wife of Pulaski.
were the guests of relatives on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hotchkiss spent
Sunday in the country at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Monroe
j. R. Wallace, cashier of the State
Bank of this city, is spending several
days in Keosauqua, where he is at
tending meeting of the directors of
the Keosauqua State Bank.
j. c. Frazer left Monday for Des
Monies to attend business meeting
of the State Fair Association of which
he holds the Office of vice-president.
o. D. Wray, assistant cashier of the
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terest manifested would seem to per-
NIT. 1t was not decided who would
do the preaching but they will secure
strong evangelist, who is capable OF
interesting and instructing a large
audience.
Mrs. Al. Fluke, of Osceola, is spend
ing few days in Charlton visiting
relatives and friends.
w. +. Adams, formerly resident
of this place but now employed as
travelling salesman for cigar house,
was renewing old acquaintance and
transacting business here Monday.
Alonza Williams of this place is en-
joying pleasant visit from his son
OF Derby, who has recently passed the
examination for the ministry but has
not yet received an appointment.
The many Charlton friends of Miss
Eva Graves, who went to Kansas City
recently to have her eyes treated, will
be pleased to learn that the doctors
there give her much hope that her
eyes will be completely cured in a
short time.
Miss Maude Teas has returned from
a few days visit with her cousin, Miss
Pearl Mcconnell, of Abba.
j. A. Edwards, special representa-
tive, G. j. Thompson and H. H. Lori
mer. alternates of Charlton lodge No
25S, A. O. U. W.. departed Monday for
Marshalltown, where they went to at
tend the state camp of that loge Mr.
Thompson. who was candidate last
year for the office of grand foreman is
a candidate for the same Office again
this year and his friends here earnest
ly hope that he may be successful this
time in securing an election He is
eminently fitted for the place in every
way, and has been an earnest and
faithful worker in the lodge for years
and held several Offices in the state
camp on previous occasions.
All the votes from the pensioners
of ST Andrews Episcopal church
of this place have been counted on
the question of vesting the church
choir and the proposition has been
carried by handsome majority. 1t is
not yet decided what form the vested
choir will take or whether they will
employ choir master or choir moth
er. In the meantime Mrs. Jessie Thay-
er, who has done so much toward
making the present choir one of the
best in the city will have charge of it.
Miss Villa Brown has returned from
Burlington, where she has been spend
ing the past few weeks visiting her
friend, Mrs. Arnold.
Mrs. Rose Case has returned to her
home in Ottumwa after a weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Picker, of Charlton.
We notice in the columns of the
Courier that Thomas Gookin of Rus
Sell has been granted an increase in
his pension of $14 a month. Thomas
is well known in and around Charlton
and has many friends here who rejoice
with him in his good fortune knowing
him to be honorable and deserving.
Olive E. Beckiwth, grand matron of
the Fourth district, o. E. S., was in
Charlton Monday evening and inspect
ed our local lodge. There was large
attendance of the members present
and the team and floor work was of
exceptional merit. After inspection a
social good time was INDUCED in by
the members and well enjoyed refresh
ments were served. The inspecting
officer at the close expressed herself
as very much pleased with the work
OF the lodge and all the members were
satisfied with the showing.
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the virus, stops the for.
nation of Cancerous
cells and cleanses the
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develop into Cancer From middle life to old the when
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