Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-29
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vile boys, Lisle Rawson, aged Is, and
oscar Fais, aged II, who ran
away Tuesday night of last week. We're
brougnt back home Tuesday afternoon
Dy F. w. Fails, foster father of the
HaiS boy, arriving here on the 2:51
;, ttock Island passenger. The boys
We're captured in Council Bluffs sun
cay evening by a police officer of that
eilN: Mr. Fais had been in Council
BUTTS and Omaha for three days as
sistlng the officers in their search for
the boys, but had just left for his
nome mere short time before their
capture. He started back after them
Monday noon. Mr.. Fais states that,
knowing that they We're expecting to
STOP IN Council Bluffs or Omaha, he
| had everything thoroughly organized
ana not only had the cooperation OF
toe police force, but also had all the
assistance the reporters, postoffice of
hcials and detective could render.
Having learned that couple of boys
mad purchased Il tent at IL store there.
the outskirts of town We're carefully
searched for a tent and they Were IL,
nally found, camped near a bridge
across the Missouri river. Now that
they nave had taste of the kind of
lllfe they desired to lead and as de-
plcted IN dime novels, they are glad
to get back home.
y surprise party was planned and
carried out Monday on Mrs. l.. A. Lem
mon. one OF Eddyville's esteemed WON
en-, IN honor of birthday which fell
on Sunday, October %. About thirty
fiVe relatives of the family We're pres
ent and delightful day was passed
sGmptuous repast being served at
noon, and to which all did ample ius-
tlce, including Mrs. Lemons brother.
Chas. Fulmer of Athens. Mich, whom
Il IA n1 mot - q n
and Mrs. Fulmer and son Henry had
been visiting at Kirkville and came
up with their relatives from that place.
The following is a list of the others
present: Mr.. and Mrs. c. 3. EullIner,
o. Clear Lake. Ed Iaulmer and Mrs. NJ.
F. Snow of Ottumwa, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Fulmer and adopted daughter,
Jennie of kirkyille, S. L. and B. S.
Lemon and families and Miss Grace
Riley and Harry Grant OF Eddy
Vile.
Another case of membraneous crop
| is reported from Pekay The victim is
| the two-year-old child of VIM. Som
nenburg, and the child was taken sick
| Monday. The child of w. Fl. Thomas
| OF Pekay, which was also suffering
from that disease, was improving nice
| " at last accounts.
1 Miss Mary Johnson, living south OF
| town. has been quite sick with COM
| plications.
Rev. Grant Giller of Lexington. filled
| the pulpit of the NJ. T.. church SUNDAY
morning and evening in the absence
of Rev. w. 7. Howe, who has been
\ over to Lexington conducting a reviv-
al meeting there the past two weeks.
| Rev. Howe expected to close his meet
lngs there Tuesday night and return
| home this evening
Miles Richards vacated the DAN
| forth property on Third street a few
days ago and he and his family moved
with his father. who resides in the
Ernest Biggs property on Ninth
1 street.
MI. and Mrs. John Nichols of Old
| Mexico, arrived Monday morning to
| spend week with Mrs. Nichols Sis
1 ters, Mrs. Jahu Watkins on First
street and Mrs. Loren Weber. on the
| Ottumwa road. They will leave next
! Monday for ST. Paul, MINI.
| Mrs. John Chilcote of near Lalson-
| TIA, who has been i'll for some time, is
somewhat improved.
/ Frank Doan of this vicinity. who
has been working for the coal COM
pany at Buxton, was in town Tuesday
afternoon With badly bruised hand,
| caused by an injury received while UNI
loading timbers Monday. He reports
| all the new houses at Buxton raised
and enclosed and about 43 to finish
lyet. There are 3T5 new houses in
| all.
Mrs. Daniel Riegel of Second street.
has been quite i'll for several days with
| tonslitis.
Mrs. c. L. Funk spent Sunday with
lrelatives in Oskaloosa
| Born, Sunday, Oct. 25. to Mr. and