Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-16

NChlloA.a tie Ga llUl udh0 d 1pUllllCdl
address as he is candidate for Judge
OF this district, but only spoke in a
personal manner to the delegates.
The following ticket was nominated:
Clerk, James A. White; auditor, Al Oh
daker; recorder. John Rouse: attorney,
James NJ. Dover; supervisor, G. G..
Cronbagh.
There has been heavy frost here for
two nights, but so far the damage is
not heavy, if there is any at all.
Eddyville.
Eddyville, September 16.-The fun
eral OF Mss Rachel Shields was held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
NJ. z. church, Rev, w. H. Dillon Off
ciating, and burial was made in the
family lot in l.lchland cemetery. Ra-
chel Esther Shields was born October
IL, 1870, in the old family residence
on Church street, where she resided
her entire life, passing away at 1880
Wednesday evening, September 10,
1902, aged 81 years 10 months and IS
days. Miss Shields, almost from in
fancy, had been sufferer from spinal
trouble, but the immediate cause of
ldSdti w UDo., Ilolii NliiSu SIG sui
fered for about five weeks. The rela-
| tives are two brothers. Edward of this
place, and William, of Grand River,
and two half brothers, John, of Fred
| eric. and Lemuel, of Ringgold county.
All We're present at her death and bu-
| rial with the exception of the latter.
She joined the NJ. 2. church about 10
years ago, and since that time has
been an earnest member of that body.
| She took much interest in the church;
and during about all the entire period
of her membership she served very
efficiently as organist. She had many
friends who gladly extended their
friendship to her that she might not
feel so much her afflicted condition.
]. H. Miller and little daughter, Al
ia, returned Friday from an extended
visit with Mr.. Miller's brothers in Col
orado. Mr.. Miller being absent about
two months, and his daughter almost
as long.
The ladies of the M. E. church held
we'll Datronized chicken pie dinner
in the w. o. Roberts building Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Riggs left Thurs.
day for Council Bluffs for months
visit with their son.
o. e. Seifert went to Chicago Friday
/ night
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Odem and
daughters, Ina and Lulu, of near La
| konta, returned from a trip to Allan
! tic. Cass county, Saturday, where they
1 had been visiting Mr.. Odem's brother
/ Jack Odem, for ten days.
! Miro I 1,ninda Grill of Forrtb ctraef
left Friday for What Cheer to visit her
sister, Mrs. Milburn, for a week.
Jesse Atkinson, of near Lakonta
was in town Friday on business.
4 Mrs. L. NJ. Strange returned Thurs
lday from three weeks visit with
her son, George Strange, at Sanborn
She was accompanied home by her
daughter-in-law. who will visit here
for two weeks.
Mrs. Geo. Johnson and daughter
Miss Maude, of Grays Creek. were in
Peiay and Oskaloosa recently.
i Mrs. John Roberts, of Bridgeport
and her father, VIM. Walker. of Cali
A fornia, who are visiting her, Went to OF
i tumwa recently to visit relatives neal
/ there. IA
Will Shields and family. of Crane
River, who have been here the pas
week. called by the illness of Misc
Rachel Shields, returned home Sun
day.
]. F. Hohl, of the west side. was q
passenger to Oskaloosa and Abba or
bushes Friday.
Quite number from Eddyville ant
vicinity attended the Friends yearl,
meeting in Oskaloosa Sunday.
4 One of the little twin boys Of pet
4 Baker, Of Second street. is dangerous
/ ly i'll and not expected to recover.
A Mrs Martha Beamer has been among
i the ailing
James Smith. Of Fourth street, ha:
! gone to Rock Island, Illinois. for hi!
i health.
!, R. M. Beamer took party Of 81,
i land seekers to Knox county. Mis-
! souri,, Tuesday night. The party con
sisted of Pat Accord, John and iona
than Linderman, Arnold Koontz, ant
Rob Kleinkopf.
An amateur shoot, under the man
agement of the Eddyville Gun club
was given Tuesday, being twenty
/ five target shoot The following wer,
!. the prize winners. Tim Richford, o
ILLS pidSC, ilSt pl lIS, 2AV, sI"SuIy-lW'
4 birds; Mr.. Newman, of Bonaparte. sec
j ond prize, SIS, twenty-one birds; Geo
d Chord, of this place, Steve Ferris o
! Coalfield, and Mr.. Page. of Bonaparte
third prize, $40, nineteen birds each.
[ Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Elliott moved
this week from the Mrs. Snow proper
,ity on East Walnut street, to the Mrs
Il Maggie Brunt property, on Secont
street.
Il j. S. Oldham and N. B. Hallowa,
went to Chicago Tuesday MI. Old
| ham went to buy goods and Mr.. Halo
way went on business connected will
his telephone organization. The lat
ter will so on to northern Michigan
: and be absent a week.
4 w. R. Nelson and Bert Bassinge
4 were Abba business callers Wednes
day, and F. M. Fails on Thursday.
Il Mrs A. J. Templeton, Vi Ottumwa
q and Mrs. Charles Rybolt, of Abba
came Thursday, called here by the sc
{ we're illness of two sons of their sister
: Mrs. Scott Williams. of Sand Ridge
The two boys have been Ill with ty