Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
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Eddyville. April % Miss Annie Foster,
of, this place., and Vim. C. Williams, of
Avery, were married Sunday. April 19.19O3,
at . p M. In Pleasant township, Monroe
county. Elder w. c. Ross performing the
ceremony in the presence of Alex Foster
and Mr.. and Mrs James Dunning. Mr.
Foster being n brother and Mrs Dunning
a sister of the bride. They will probably
reside at Avery, as the groom is said
to be employed In Il mine there.
George Simmons. an inmate of the inc
briate's ward of the asylum at Mt. Pleas
ant escaped two OF three weeks ago. and
about week ago hit this place. He Sc
cured a position as barber in Fortunes
shop. Word being received here that he
was wanted at the asylum. He was taken
into custody Sunday night by Marshal A..
Il. McGaugh and Constable A. c. Beamer,
and on Monday morning the latter took
him to the asylum. The mans wife re-
sides at Knoxville.
Jas. F. and dos. L. Barnett. north of
town, returned Saturday from Kimmerer,
Wyoming after a ten days absence. They
went there in search of work, but We're
not Impressed with the country. They
went TO Buxton Tuesday afternoon to con-
| slider taking n contract for some painting.
Robert Johnson, of Centerville. was a
guest Thursday night of Mr. and Mrs.
| Sam Williams. the latter being his aunt.
| was postponed from last Saturday night,
owing to bad weather.. till next Saturday
night, April %. Rev. Wilson. of Hamil-
ton. will be the speaker of the evening.
| The Eddyyille people1are cordially invited
| to attend.
| Ebert Epperson departed Tuesday morn
| ing for Yicksburg, Mississippi, to be the
guest of his uncle. George Il. O'iara, for
| a time.
Lakonta Circle No GO of the Court of
| Columbian Circles was organized at La
konta Monday evening. April 20, by su,
| preme District Overseer r. Il. Grattan, of
| this place. assisted hy w. l.. Jones, pre-.
! late of the Eddyville Circle. The new
circle starts ont under very promising cir
cumstances with twenty charter members
| and bids fair to soon have Il largely in.
creased membership. Officers were elected
! and installed as follows:
L. w. England president.
| T. w. Odem, vice president
| G.. j. Thomas, clerk.
| Mrs T.. w. England, treasurer.
| II. l.. Stay. overseer.
| Ed Hughes outer guard.
| Burt Gay. inner guard.
! Mrs G. j. Thomas, prelate.
! G. j. Cashatt, past president.
T.. w England. T. w. Odem and E. L
| Stay, couuselors.
l Mr. and Mrs John Linderman and Mrs
Eta Koontz and two little sons, returned
| Sunday night to their homes near Hur
/. land Missouri. Mrs. Koontz will move
back to this place and reside with hel
father-ln-aw, Francis Koontz, on Soutf
Third street. VIII Kletnkopf, of thi,
place, accompanied the party to Missouri
and will likely decide to move there ant
occupy the farm upon which Mrs Koonti
and her late husband had been living. Tht
farm is owned by John Jager, ST., of thi.
place.
Guy Nair returned from a weeks visit
in Missouri Saturday morning. His sistc
at Kirkville to whse bedside he was called
is somewhat improved from an attack o
heart trouble. He also visited his folks a
his old home at Brashear.
i A street preacher of the Baptist demon
nation appeared upon the streets Satur
day afternoon and dscoursed upon TEN