Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-08

| ed the new editor, Ed. Boucher Stey-
ems, in getting out the paper.
j. R. Benn was an Osceola caller
Friday. sgS
Ben Coppock, one of the old settlers,
is building a new residence in the
northwest part Of town. He will also
repair the store building which is oc-
cupied by the I. N. Woods hardware
store.
The show which was to have been
given by the Boys and Girls Refined
Minstrel and Concert company Satur.
day night had to be indefinitely post
poned,
Agency.
Agency, Oct. Mrs. Maggie Ca.
rey, of Clearfield, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Jessie Ankrom.
l.. F. Newell went to st. Louis Sat
1urday with car load of mules for the
st. Louis market.
Mrs. Gus Smith, of Grinnell, is here
visiting friends.
Mrs. Chas. Hixon, of Chicago, is Wis.
iting at the r. G. HiXon home.
The Misses Sadie and Dora Fisher,
of Bladensburg, were over Sunday Wis.
itors with friends in this vicinity.
Harry Comegys and his mother are
visiting in Missouri and expect to be
| gone several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Hankens vis.let
their son at New London last week.
Limon Reynolds is visiting rela,
tives in Kansas City.
Howard Woodford, of Blakesburg,
visited relatives here last week.
E. G. Mickle has returned and will
InN1 ~rIr u O. n
flee this morning. He expects to go
to housekeeping here soon.
i Mrs. E. Yunt was an over Sunday
visitor with friends here.
/ Millard Foster, of Pueblo, Col, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
F. Foster.
Sigourney
| Sigourney, Oct. 5.--Warner Randall,
the fourteenyear-old son of James
Randall, who lives three miles south
of Sigourney, died yesterday from the
effects of ivy poison. the boy had a
small, open sore on his lip. and while
climbing a tree after squirrel last
Sunday the sore came in contact with
an ivy vine. His face swelled up bad
ly, the poison circulating through his
blood, and he suffered very much. The
funeral occurred at the home at L
o'clock today.
Divorces were granted in the district
court Thursday in the cases of Peter
Hartman vs. Sarah NJ Hartman; Fran
4 els Mae Rickerd VS.. George H. Reck-
/, erd Louis Hamm vs. Amelia Hamm.
In the case of Farmers Savings Bank
of North English VS.. ]. w. Kutchera
/ hn w a illTo nj
Court adjourned until next week.
Will Howard and Mrs. Smith were
passengers for Chicago Thursday.
Eight ladies from Sigourney attend
ed the G. A. R. picnic at Keota on
Thursdy. III
Mrs. Louis kracht left this morning
tives at Kansas City
Miss Hattie Heaton went to Ottum-
wa this morning to remain for some
4 time.
d Mrs. Green and two children of Los
! at the j. D. Jackson home for some
4 days, left this morning for visit a
i Hedrick.
Eidon.
/ Eldon, Oct. clarence Weber, M.
Hilles, w. H. Stauffer and Dr. Jay at
/ tended the keokuk street fair Thurs
day.
/ Mrs. Harry Flint went to Muscatine
Saturday to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Henry Vass.
4 Miss Julia Hilles went to Des
Moines today to visit her sister, Fern
Hilles.
Miss Zula Friend was brought home
very i'll from Oskaloosa Saturday
night.
The wedding of Miss Stella Hellyer
to Albert Russell will take place
Thursday evening Oct. 10, at s o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hellyer.
Willard Foster of Pueblo, Col, spent
Sunday with H. Dreamer.
The entertainment given at the K.
P. hall Saturday evening by the Rath-
bone sisters, was well attended. In
the spelling match Miss Maud Lud-
wick, who represented the fiat won
the prize. A musical program was
carried out and most of the evening
was spent in dancing.
i Miss Martha Kirby went to Ottum-
wa today for two days stay.
d. ]. Norton and S. B. Ross spent
Saturday at Drakeville.
Nh. and Mrs. Clyde Riggs of Eddy
vile spent Sunday with Mrs. Gee. Mil
Ter.
w. H. Crow is putting inn new con-
!. crete walks in front of his residence.
Miss Mary Wise returned from Min.
nesota Saturday where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Sloane
. the past summer.
Mrs. Geo. Roberts went to Des
Moines today to visit Mrs Roy Tom.
linson.
: George A., the four-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon died Satur
J day morning. The funeral occurred
: at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Trott returned from
Chicago and Minnesota today.
Frederic.
Frederic Oct. s.-Mrs Bird Brown
, of Frederic, is severe sufferer with
dropsy and complication of other
diseases.
Al Worley will begin the building OF