Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
EddyvilIe,

EddyvilIe.
Eddyville. Dec. 23.-The Baptist.
Christian and Congregational churches
are all making great preparations for
christmas trees on Christmas eve. The
! Baptist and Christian churches will
have programs to accompany the trees
and the Congregationalists will render
a cantata.
The school examinations are COM
pleted and the school closed Friday
for two weeks holiday vacation.
Prof and Mrs. Jos. Parks will spend
their vacation in Ottumwa and will al
so attend the meeting of the State
Teachers association in Des Moines.
Miss Oracle Allen, Eddyville's pri-
mary and music teacher, left for her
home at Agency Saturday for her holi
day vacation She will attend the State
Teachers associttion meeting in Des
Moines during her vacation
The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ell
mer May of near Monkeys Nest died
Friday forenoon of the dread disease,
pneumonia.
/ Word has been received from DR..
and Mrs. F. E. Vance, who have been
IN Chicago for some weeks, that they
are the proud parents of fine baby
girl. The doctor has been at an insti-
tute taking treatment for his limb,
which he injured by fall on a side
walk last summer and for which he
now sues the city for damages The
doctor is expected home soon.
Lee Bine, the Chinese laundryman
who came here some months ago,went
to Oskaloosa Friday, where he will
remain couple of weeks, after which
he will go to Oklahoma
Mrs. l.. Middlesworth has been on
the sick list.
Mrs. Moss and Miss Hoyt, who have
been visiting their sister, Mrs. Joe
Parks, left Wednesday for Pella to
spend day, after which they expect
ed to go to Ottumwa They came
here from Minnesota last Monday.
This is the season of wedding bells
and good cheer Two weddings were
announced to take place in the neigh
borhood west of town last night, an
other will be solemnized in the same
neighborhood Christmas night, and
still another is expected to take place
here Christmas, when young woman
of the south part of town will be unit
ed with young man who resides few
miles west of this place.
NJ SIS Inez McDole of Third street
visited Friday and the day before
with her friends and former neighbors,
w. H. Ives and family. west of town
Eldon.
Eldon, Dec. 23.-Miss Minnie Reno
has gone to Trenton, Mo, to
spend the holidays with her parents.
/ Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Irwin,
at Grand Island Neb, Dec. 16, a girl.
! Miss Georgia James has gone to her
home at Horton, l>as., to spend the
holidays.
Miss Blanche Norton has arrived
from Corning to spend the Christmas
vacation with her parents at this place,
/ Miss Jessie Kremer has gone to
Des Moines to visit with friends over
the holidays.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Towers have gone
/ to Muscatine for a short visit with
relatives.
! The Eldon fire department will give
masquerade ball at McIIaffy opera
house Wednesday evening, December
%.
/, Mrs. D. L. Busquin is visiting her
daughters Mesdames Crazy and Mott,
in Des Moines.
Miss Fern Hills has returned from
7 Des Moines where she has been at
1 tending school, to spend her Christmas
vacation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Barger, of Musca,
tine, are visiting here with the family
of e. f. Barger.
Eldan. Dec. 20.-This morning about
o'clock small fire damaged the
residence of Frank Phillips. Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips were awakened by smoke
and got the fire under control without
giving an alarm. The damage con-
sists of couple of holes burnt in the
wall.