Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-02
EddyvilIe.

Eddyville, December 81 Social !
events at this place during this week
will consist of a benefit cantata, San
TIA Claus Defenders" at the opera
house; New Years ball, and young
folks party at the J. A. Gray home,
on Gray's Creek, all three to take
place tonight; Uncle Toms Cabin" at
the opera house Thursday evening,
and a literary at the Charter Oak
school house, on Sand Ridge, Friday
night
The cantata, Santa Claus Defend
ers," which was rendered at the Con
gregational church Christmas eve gave
such good satisfaction that it has been
decided to present the play again. The
/ cast of characters consists Oh about
twenty-five pupils of the city school,
and the play will be put on the stage
! of Leggetts opera house New Years
| eve. being given for charity's sake for
4 Walter Moss, ten year old boy of
this place.
Mrs. r. B. kale is visiting her daugh-
4 ter at Marshalltown.
Misses Mae and Nina Reigel and
brother George, departed Thursday
night for fortnights visit with rela-
tives in Eldon.
VIM. Jones and family, at one time
of this place, but now Of Lovilia, are
spending the holidays with old time
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Mary A. Lester, the pleasant
old lady who conducts the peanut
!, stand on the corner. entertained Mrs.
Mace Hagan, of Oskaloosa, recently.
; The old lady was the recipient of sew
eral dollars in cash from relatives at a
distance. as Christmas reminder
This will come in quite handy for her
as she is getting along in years.
Fay Collins, of Oskaloosa, arrived
Saturday night to spend a week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Collins
, near here.
Mrs Belle Bennett, of Church street
+ is spending a few days at her ole
home northwest of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. McCaugh spent
Christmas with friends at Knoxville.
+ The list of Eddyville people who
were in Oskaloosa the past few day!
is as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie,
: Odem Mrs. J. M. Ryan and daughters
:, the Misses Laura and Rena, Mrs. Bell,
Bennett and Pat Smith.
: The Highland Cemetery association
;, will hold its annual election at tn
L mayors office next Thursday.
Geo. Riggs, formerly of this place
: but now foreman of the Council Bluff
!, Nonpareil, is spending couple o
weeks with relatives here. He is az
conpanied by his family.
e Two of Harry Boyd's children, fror
:. Malcolm, are here spending the hol
) days with their grandparents, Mr.. an
Mrs. r. w. Boyd, on Second street.
). Mr.. and Mrs. Quitnam Powell wer
II called to Abba Thursday by the deaf
s. Of relative.
e. MIR. and Mrs. Howard Hedrick, {
It Des Moines. were Christmas guests {
d Mrs. Hedrick's mother, Mrs. ]. w. Sc
X. fert.
m Mr.. and Mrs. John Kleinkopf, {
n Burlington, are spending the holiday
At with relatives here.
IL Mrs. Chas. Schmidt and two daug
tiers were Christmas guests of the p
ID rental Schmidt home at Bonaparte.
is It is pleasure to note that thel
S. were several papers in this sectioni
h Guiding the Courier, which suspende
in operations and issued no paper Chris
mas day, if daily publication, or l
g. paper Christmas week, IL a week
VS. newspaper. while one OR two 9TH
lg other weeklies which are usual
b. printed Wednesdays were issued l
" tie earlier in the week in order to gil
n their printers and force day off.
IL
he BeIknap.
u.s. Belknap, Jan. 2-J. F. Losey al
wife spent Christmas IN Bloomfield
ng the parental ]. McCreery home.
er The Christmas tree at the Congl
er gational church was success. Near
,u- one hundred pounds Of candy we
an distributed as treat for the childre
nd On Christmas day occurred the ms
IT, riage OF Miss Belle Cree to On
Iy, Burns at the home Of the BRIDES p;
q. ents, T. C. Cree and wife, Rev. G.
nd Barber officiating. Thursday a d
in ner was given by the groom's paren
Il | AZ INhorlinn and Mifa Mr. al