Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

the NJ. E. church Saturday afternoon,
and interment was made in Highland
cemetery. Rev. w. H. Dillon, the pas
tor of the M. E. church, of which she
was a devout follower, conducted the
services. Mrs. Hartman leaves hus-
band and eight children, six sons as
| follows: Russell, of Salt Lake City;
Clyde, of Chicago; Walter, of Eldon;
George, of Valley Junction; Edward
of New Mexico, and Oscar, of this
place; and two daughters, Clara and
Grace, of this place. All of the chill
dren except Edward of New Mexico,
were present at the funeral. The fam
| lilies of Walter. George and Edward
were also present. This makes at
least six people of Eddyville or vicin-
! ity who have passed away during the
past two weeks.
Mrs. Matilda Odem, one of the old
settlers. had the misfortune to slip and
! fall Friday at her home on Church
street bruising herself up somewhat
badly but not seriously.
| Easter Sunday was appropriately
observed in the Congregational and
M. E. church Sunday evening with fine
!
diences. The Christian people also OBJ
served the day with an Easter sermon
by their pastor, Rev. Leo Bateman, at
| II a. m.
Jasper Oldham was in Ottumwa and
Oskaloosa on business recently.
The hotel known as the Cowley
House changed hands yesterday. w.
H. Stuck, who has owned it for sever
/ a he TO
star mail carrier between Eddyville
and Pekay Mr.. Stuck has been in
search of private residence to lease
and will probably remain citizen of
this place.
Miss Laura Garrett returned to her
home at Eldon Friday after a weeks
visit at the Riegel home, on North
Second street
of Oskaloosa. drove down yesterday
and spent the day visiting at the T. w.
Odem home, near Lakonta.
Asbury Collins, formerly of this
place, but now located at Des Moines,
visited his brother-in-law, Simon Dix
on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs R. ]. Oldham, A. c..
Il Beamer, Will Myers, John Evans and
Taylor Beatty were among those who
attended court in Ottumwa Friday
Some of them were subpoenaed as wit
neses.
Miss Esther Riggs went to Oskaloo-
sa Saturday for short visit with
friends and relatives.
4 Charley kussart's little daughter
Ruth of this place, and Archie Gray,
of Gray's Creek, have the measles, and
it is thought that the latters cousin,
Carl Odem, of near Lakonta, is taking
them.
Miss Lulu Allen terminates a pleas
ant visit with her sister, Miss Grace
Allen, the primary teacher, today, and
returns to her home at Agency. She
has been here since Saturday
Fred Odem, formerly of near this
place, returned to his home at Oska-
loosa yesterday after being an over
Sunday guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
Matilda Oden, on church street.
Prof. and Mrs. Jos. Parks were
down to Ottumwa Sunday, guests of
relatives and friends.
News has been received here that
a former townsman. j. NJ. Kussart,
who has been critically i'll at Ottumwa,
has rallied somewhat since Friday.
Painters have been at work on the
new state bank building.
Mayor c. L. Funk who has been get
ting out lumber for his new residence,
began it's construction on Fourth street
yesterday 1t will be handsome two
story structure, patterned somewhat
after the M. e. parsonage.
, Eddyville, April 2.-Eddyville will
have electric lights. This was decid,
ed at the annual city election when a
total of $50 votes were cast 1874 being
in favor of the proposition and GO
2 again, thus making majority of 121
in favor of granting franchise for an
electric lighting plant to Chas. f. Stur.
teVant, a we'll known expert in such
matters Mr.. Sturtevant recently put
in plants at Keosauqua and Farming.
ton. The city reserves the right to
,, lease or purchase the plant should it
desire to do SO at any time The cues.
ton of installing an electric light plant
!, at this place was voted upon and car.
ried at one time previous, but owing to
technically of the law the election
. was declared invalid.
The following city officers were also
elected: Mayor, c. L. Funk. (dem0
treasurer, G. w. Wilson (repD; clerk
G. S. Smith Gep) assessor, d. c.
Burns (dem); councilmen, C. e.
Schmidt Crep) and S. A. Shaver
(dem.)