Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-19

new barns and other improvements.
and aggregates a sum amounting to
almost $4,000. The list is as follows:
Henry Perdue, one story four.room
cottage, 80 feet square, in East Wood.
burn, at a cost of about $500.
j. A. Clark erected for his daughter,
Mrs. Shockley, one story four room
cottage, about the same size. Cost
about $500. Also remodeled, his own
home, adding new porches, bay win
dows and improving interior, $3.50.
L. V. Daley, remodeled residence,
adding circle porch, painted and
made improvements to the extent of
5000.
VIM. Grimm is building a fine 10.
room, two-story residence at a cost of
$1,000. The main house will be 14x2S
with an l. 14X14, a tower 1917 feet in
diameter, and a kitchen 10x1S.
Benz Coppock, of Sloan Springs,
Ark, mas just completed a one and
one-half story residence in WOODBURY.,
for his summer home. 1t is 2Sx3O feet
in size with kitchen 14x14, and cost
$500. Mr.. Coppock will also expend
about 5000 in remodeling his tenant
residence near by
II. M. Garris will soon begin work on
a six-room, one-story cottage in East
Woodburn. 1t will be 33x5O feet, will
cost $1,000, and will be model cot.
tage home, one of the finest in Wood
burn.
Mike Lyons built new barn in East
Woodburn and nicely painted same.
Cost, 5000.
Eli Fritzzell will commence one.
story, four-room cottage next week on
his farm. southwest of town. 1t will
cost about $500.
Charles Swick, six miles northwest
of town, will soon begin commodious
barn 40X50 feet in size and costing
about $780,
w. H. Johnson, one and one-half
miles southwest, reconstructed a COM
mod1ouS 10-room, one and one-half
story residence on his farm, at a cost
of about $500.
Uriah Garris made $3.50 worth of re-
pairs-new roof on barn and part of
house, made necessary on account of
damages by cyclone.
Jessie Cline, five room cottage, 26x
26, his former residence having been
NlCShSu ny Sy 4NSW uOluS COSl
about $500.
j. r. Benn made about 5000 worth
of repairs on his residence after the
storm.
About $500 worth of repairs on the
high school were found necessary after
the cyclone. The school house was re-
plastered, re.shingled, painted and gem
orally overhauled, as it was in the
track of the storm.
The storm also damaged things for
Lon Lowe, one and one-half miles
southwest, and he made repairs to the
extent of 5000.
Mr.. Hollis, proprietor of the cream
cry, is making some improvements in
the way of new roof, new boiler, ETC.,
costing about $500.
Leonard & Crowley are improving
their store considerable new steel
ceiling, new front and new shelving be-
ing among the improvements. They
are also raising the ceiling. The cost
was about $500.
A force of men and pile driver are
working on the Q. trestle just east of
the depot. New piling is being put in
and stone work will be put in at the
ends.
Ben Coppock and family departed
Monday for Sloan Springs, Ark, to
spend few weeks. They were ac-
companied by their daughter, Mrs. Ira
Nichol, OF Mason City.
Miss Lille Thomas, the principal of
the high school, returns about Septem-
Der to resume her duties after spend
ing her vacation in Colorado.
The IA months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sharp, residing four
miles south Of Woodburn, died Tues
day night of cholera infantum.
Misses Bessie Lee, Chattie Dukes,
Mary Martin, and Bertha Garris have
been attending normal at Osceola.
Earl L. Martin will take crowd of
to South Dakota Tues
day. They will be gone about ten
days.
Master Paul A. d'Hemecourt returns
to his home in San Diego, California,
August 25, after six weeks visit with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Mrs. Robert l. McCrea and son, Mas
ter Howard, of near Lacey, and Mrs
Shaw and baby, of Taintor, Mahaska
arrived Thursday for g. ten
days visit with their sister, Mrs. j.
E. Jackson, and also with R. Shoe.
make and family north of town.
Grin o. Woods and family, of Ba.
sin, Wyoming. who are here for an
visit with relatives, will pro-
ceed to Washington, D. c., about Oc-
tober /. Mr.. Woods will study law
there and fill position in the depart
ment OF the interior.
Mrs. Cora Canatsa returns to her
home at Lawrence, Kansas. next week
after several months stay with rel
atives and friends here.
Six accessions were made to the NJ
e. church Sunday morning.
Fred Stotts was an over Sunday Wis
itor in Ottumwa
]. E. Mart was in Charlton on bust
ness Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Woods, who have
been visiting l. N. Woods the past ten
days, have gone on to Des Moines.
Abingdon.
Abingdon, Aug. 16.-Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Campbell, of near Des Moines
are spending the week with relatives
and friends hare