Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-05

'tivesy abiding hereabouts. Fred Will
cox came to Hilton Wednesday morn
| ing, returning Thursday with Mrs.
Beedle and her household goods. Mrs.
Beedle will reside here, occupying
rooms in the S. B. Lennon property
on South Third street.
Thos. Denning received word We'd
nesday morning that his brother Da-
vid Denning had died suddenly the
night previous. The deceased was q
son of Patrick Denning of this place
Mrs. Patrick Denning and Mrs. Thos
Dennig have gone to Des Moines.
Two Of the children of Arthur Keen
of Grays Creek have been sick with
stomach trouble.
The dynamo to be used in the equip
ping of the new electric light plant ar
rived over the Iowa Central Tuesday.
DR.. A. E. Craig of Ottumwa who was
to have lectured at the Methodist Epis-
copal church here couple of weeks
ago, but whose lecture was postponed
owing to rain, will lecture, rain sor
shine on the evening of August 10.
Subject, Trophies OF Youth" This
lecture will be worthy of patronage,
and in the addition the money will go
to assist in paying the debt on the
church.
Rev. w. H. Dillon, the Methodist
Episcopal pastor was recently in
Pekin assisting in conducting the fun
eral of III. T. Cuddy, prominent bust
ness man of that place.
Richard Burke. editor of the Oska.
loosa Weekly Times, was in town on
business Wednesday afternoon.
The little son of Walter Smith of
near Lakonta, has been quite sick for
a day of two.
VIII. Sherman of Des Moines was
in town yesterday.
Miss Clara Clemmons of Lovilia Wis
tied from Saturday till Wednesday
with her relatives, D. w. Ward ano
family, and with friends here. She
was enroute home from Pella.
VIM. Ward of Upton, district over
seer for the Court of Columbian Cir
cles, was in town Monday looking ov
er the territory with his local agent
: Charley Ruggles was in Oskaloosi
; Thursday.
While e. w England, of near La
: konia, was assisting in putting up hay
on the farm of his father, j. H. Eng
land, Thursday afternoon, he being or
the stack, two by four timber was
carried UP in the hay unknown tt
} those present and it fell striking hin
, on top of the head, rendering him un
) conscious. He was brought to towr
and q stitch taken in the cash. His
shoulder was also injured.
: Misses Mary Funk and Carrie Cory
, ell returned Wednesday from theil
trip to Minneapolis, MINI.
l Among the Eddyville people who
went to Ottumwa on business Wed
/ nesday and Thursday were: Mr.. ant
, Mrs. Levi Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ber
: Gordon, Ebert Epperson, Walter LAT
ferty. and Mrs. l.. e. Turner
| ]. F. Hohl of Grays Creek is abb,
to be out again, after an illness of {
: day of two from biliousness.
!. Grant Cowley OF Lawnfeld, will
soon reshingle his barn.
, Misses Minnie M. Templeton ant
Grace Davis returned to their home,
in Oskaloosa Thursday morning, al
ter week spent at the j. L. Myricl
/. and l. r. Cox homes, northwest O
2 town.
: The families of Frank Sipes an
, Frank Baldwin and Mrs. Dora Blai
[ ana beHJ. SfOohldLls Ol near OShd
3 loosa, spent day fishing on the j. L
Sipes farm northwest of town, Wed
: nesday.
Miss Ruth, the little granddaughte
, of Mrs. Charles Parsons, returned t
3 her home in Oskaloosa Thursday, al
t ter visit with her grandmother.
! Miss Pearl Moore returned Wednes
day from a weeks visit with her sis
, vile.
!, ]. N. Oldham, who has been suffer
Z ing from an abscess on the lungs, i
now better.
: Miss Gertie Clark returned Wednes
day from a short visit with friends i
9 the country.