Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-13
keosauqua.


character and amiable disposition.
keosauqua.
! keosauqua, Nov. 12.-The funeral
services of Frank Perkins, Jr., who ac-
cidentally shot and killed himself at
his home in Mt Zion, were held at the
home. Of his parents yesterday after
noon, and the remains were buried in
the Dibble cemetery near Utica. Rev.
c. E.Perkins of the Keosauqua Congre-
gational church conducted the services.
No inquest was held as it was deemed
not necessary. there being no question
about how young Perkins came to his
death.
Peter E. Walker returned to his
home here yesterday from an over
Sunday visit with his brother-in-law,
John Miller of Ottumwa.
w. E. Mcbride who has been in st.
Louis for several months, has returned
| to Keosauqua to visit for while with
old friends
JOS B. Robinson has returned from
three weeks trip in Oklahoma. In
the near future he with his family ex-
poets to move to Oklahoma to make
that place their future home. Mr..
Robinson will engage in the furniture
and undertaking business in the town
to which they expect to move.
In the case of Hornbaker VS. Horn
/ baker administrator of the David
Brewer estate, which has been on trial
in the district court for several days,
! the jury returned a verdict last eve.
ming Of $500 in favor of the plaintiff.
This was claim against the Browen
estate for board, care and nursing of
MI. Brewer, an old gentleman, who was
very feeble
The women of the Congregational
church gave a supper in the Jackson
was well attended. The proceeds went
for the benefit Of the church.
| Pennington and this place. are to
play football on keosauqua grounds
Saturday afternoon of this week.
| J. G. Mitchell and w. A. Work of OF
tumwa, are in attendance in district
court here this week.
Mrs. Belle Morse OF Birmingham
visited here yesterday with her sister
| Mrs. Jas. HARDWOOD.
/ Mrs. James Starr returned to hel
home yesterday from a several days
| visit with her relatives in Chicago. Mrs
Keo. Brown.her sister came home with
her and will visit relatives here fol-
several weeks.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield, Nov. BIB. f. Carroll
state auditor-elect, accompanied By
Mrs Carroll, left Monday for Des
4 Moines. where they are spending {
few Gays house hunting, as that city
will be their future home
| Mrs. F. c. Young and sister, Mrs
Flora McAchran, entertained friends
lat dinner ut six o'clock on Tuesday
A pleasant evening was spent, ir
which social conversation was inter
spersed with number of games
among which was that of ''allittera-
ton, which requires that each contes
tant write short story each word O
which begins with the first letter o.
the given name In other games tina,
followed prize consisting of little
white volume entitled "Glimpses
Through Lies Windows" was award
ed to Mrs. w. ]. Sickle Those wht
1 enjoyed the hospitality of the Yount
home were Attorney and Mrs. d. H
Payne, Attorney and Mrs. Geo. T. Sow
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Sickle. Mr.
and Mrs. E. K Herr, Mr.. and Mrs. T
J. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Fortune, DR.
and Mrs. H. C. Young, MI. and Mrs
G.. w. Phillips, MI. and Mrs. VIM
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Cook, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Lorenz
Miss Edna Stansberry of Yves
/ Grove, spent Wednesday with relative,