Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
Short Tales Concerning People You
Know.
THE VICINITY OF OTTUMWA in BRIEF
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Movements
of Your Acquaintaaccs as Chronicled
by couriers Staff of Correspondents
Who Know Whereof They Speak.
Eddyville.

Eddyv!le.
Eddyville, Sept. 12.--The S. D. A.
people of this place viii give picnic
in the Epperson grove across the riv-
err next Sunday A fine program will
be rendered and with well-filled din
ner baskets. the Adventists will show
their friends a first class time.
Frank Laffey, formerly of this
place, but now brakeman on the
Rock Island between Ottumwa and
Keokuk, is here for visit with his
brother, John, and other relatives. He
has ten days lay-off
Miss Gertie McNeese who is scrv-
ing an apprenticeship in the Mercy
Hospital in Dos Moines. is here for a
visit at the parental N. B. McNeese
home.
Miss Ethel Mintoyne was an over
Sunday viistor with relatives in Oska-
lcosa.
H. e. Davis the Iowa Central agent,
is the proud possessor of fine cam
era, and he is now taking some fine
views.
Miss Stella Ogden was an over-Sun-
day visitor at the home of her uncle,
l.. l.. McCord in Oskaloosa.
John Emanuel, one of our old sett-
lers, has been quite sick during the
past week. suffering with fever;
Miss Grace Grant spent Sunday in
Oskaloosa, guest of her friend, Miss
Edna Bunnell. She also attended the
Friends yearly meeting.
Willie Trotter returned Monday from
a trip to Oskaloosa
A tatnnhnnp cvcton, ic hainor MT
in between Oskaloosa and Lakonta, the
new town on the c. & N. W. railway
seven miles northwest of this place
konta, but now of Oskaloosa, is at the
head of the enterprise. 1t will be a
private telephone line, but will pay
toll in order to connect with the Oska
loosa line. The stock is divided into
ten shares, of which Mr.. Davis holds
six, and the following parties residing
in or near Lakonta, hold the other
four: Charles Whitlatch, J. E. Thorn.
as, A. G.. Hall POSTMASTER of Lakon.
tai, and George w. Davis. J. E. Da.
Wis will have phone connected with
his country residence near Lakonta
making five phones on one line. Lat
er couple of lines-one from Buxton
and one from Visser's coal mine-may
be run down and connected to this
line.
About $50 Iowa Central excursion
tickets Nto Oskaloosa were sold las
Sunday, the attraction being the low;
yearly meeting of Friends. With thos,
who drove, it is safe to estimate tina
at least $50 went from this place.
Mr.. Bush has accepted an agenc!
for the Des Moines Life Insurance
company at this place.
Father NJ. O'Carroll of Oskaloos;
was down visiting his parishioners re
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Simms and son
Harry, were in Oskaloosa on bushes
recently.
The Harper girls are making in
provements on their recently acquire
residence, the Homer property.
Mrs. Fields, an aged widow lady Q
this place, who was recently injure
in an accident, is reported as improy
ing. She, in company with her sol
Charles Wells, started to drive out
the A. E. Vance home, across the riN
er. Some miles out in the country
wheel came off the wagon and til
woman was thrown to the ground, he
son falling upon her, but fortunatel
no bones We're broken.
Mrs. S. A. Oldham is spending fe'
days with her daughter, Mrs. w.
jaeger, in the farming communit
northwest of town.
The public school at this place
progressing nicely under the followir
personnel of teachers: First rooI
Miss Allen. of Eldon; second roor
Miss Bridget Simons; third room, Mi!
Ada Middlesworth; fourth room, Mi
Ida WEIGH; fifth room, Miss Ann
Rhode; high room, Professor w.
Parks, with Miss Emma Scribner, a
sistant.
G. D. True was an over-Sunday visi
or in Oskaloosa.
The ladies of the NJ z. church, wit
their usual energy are diligently ;
work raising funds for the new churc
building. They are now making a
rangements to give a bazaar in IL
near future.
J. l.. Spies and son We're over SUI
day visitors with relatives in and ne;
Oskaloosa
The Iowa Central Railroad compar
will put on number of gravel trail
next week, and will gravel the trac
between Oskaloosa and Abba
j. M. Ryan and Elliott & Son ha'
the brick work for the first story
their new store buildings complete
and are placing the iron work in fror
w. II. Israel of Ottumwa has be,
spending few days with relatives al
friends at this place.
Charles Walling of Oskaloosa. l