Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-06
EddyviIIe.

Eddyville, Nov 4.-B. S. Lennon
has received the appointment of sub,
/ stltute mail carrier on rural route No
| 2, in place of Walter Pratt, who has
been very low with stomach and spin
al trouble for several months. Mr..
Lennon has been carrying the mail
for the past few days, presumably to
learn the route.
Word has been received here that
, rural route No. 8, which will serve the
farmers east of town, will be stablish-
ed December l. The account briefly
stated Is that the route will be 24h
miles in length, covers an area of 16
square miles, serves population of
5l5 and there are 103 houses on the
route. 1t is not yet given out as to
who will be the carrier.
h. E. Grattan was in Ottumwa
Thursday evening attending an oyster
supper of the court of Columbian Cir
Giles, of which lodge he is organ
izer here
Mrs. VIM. Watkins was IN Ottum
wa business caller Thursday.
Herbert Warren and c. M. Garfield
and families, Mrs. Florence Dunkle
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Gordon de-
parted Thursday evening for points in
California. The two families go there
to live, and Mrs. Dunkle and Mr.. and
Mrs Gordon go there to spend the
winter.
Recent Ottumwa business callers
were: l.. c. Homer, j. F. Hall Wal
ter WEIGH and W. o. Roberts.
The little son of Tom Tenant of
Coalfeld. who suffered severe injury
to his leg in a cane mill some DAYS
ago, requiring large number OF
stitches to close the wound, is improy-
ing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Coffin. from
north of Oskaloosa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Burris and Charles McCul-
Tough of Oskaloosa, were recent guests
at the N. H. Padgett home north of
the city.
w. R. Hall of Upper Bluff Creek.
has returned from Knox county Nh
where he bought 200 acres of land AFT
$50 per acre He will vacate his farm
which he sold some time ago and move
to his purchase.
Recent Oskaloosa visitors from Ed
dyville and vicinity We're: Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Oldham and Mrs. John
l1inderman of this place and Mrs. A. l..
Oldham, cast of town: Friday, Miss
Edna Hargesheimer and Charles Old
ham, east of town; John Odem and
daughter. Miss Erma, Mr.. and Mrs. j
l.. Allbaugh and daughters, Misses
Maud and Nina, J. l.. Lee, w. H. Pick
erell and family, and H. c.. Allbaugh
and son, Ward, of Bluff Creek and
Grays Greek; on Saturday, j. A, COL
Inns of Bluff Creek.
Thomas Caffney of Sixth street. has
gone to Kansas City to spend the win
ter working at his trade of plaster
ing.
The subjects at the revival meetings
at the M. e. church Saturday night
and Sunday We're: Saturday night
A Full Dress Affair" Sunday morn
ing, Count Your Blessings Sunday
afternoon, mems meeting, select read
lngs, What Business Men Say of
Religion Sunday night, "For His
Sake
Arthur Keen of Grays Creek was in
Abba Friday.
The Misses Funk gave a masuuer.
ade surprise party on their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Funk, Halloween.
at which about thirty of the married
people We're present
Charley kussart, of South Third
street, and R. B. JAEGER of Bluff Creek,
We're recently in Abba.
MI. Terry, democratic nominee for
recorder in Wapello county, was in
town on Thursday.
Mrs. Maggie Watkins had public
| sale at her barn Saturday. Things
sold quite well.
A. L. Oldham, east of town. has pur,
chased a gasoline engine, wood saw
lng feed grinding and pumping outfit.
Birmingham.