Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
EddyvilIe.

eddyville.
Eddyvile. July 2S.-A celebration WINS
held at Lost Creek. fonr miles north If
here, Saturday for the benefit of the wild
ows and ornhans of tho mon r.hn u,oro
killed in the long to he remembered dust
explosion in the mines on January %
1902. The celebration Saturday was nm
| all day affair and wns conducted on s;,,i
lar lines to that of an ordinary Fourth
of July celebration, the only difference be.
Ing that the money, or n per cent of it.
taken in by the stands. by donation or
by other means. was donated to the relief
fund of the widows and orphans as the
fund was fast becoming depleted. The
celebration was under the auspices of To-
cal union 325. United Mine Workers of
America. and about 1,5OO people were on
the grounds spot in the woods near
the store was the place selected for the
celebration.
The following is the program arranged
| for the OCCASION:
Music by the Pekay band.
Baseball game between two well known
mines.
/ Races and miscellaneous amusements.
interspersed with music by the band.
Music by the Pekay band.
Address by Edwin Perry of Oskaloosa.
| president district No. 49,
| Selection by the Waters Glee club.
| Recitation by Mrs Mary Knox.
| Music by the pekay hand.
! Address by Joseph Sharp of Brozi. vice
president district No. 10.
| Selection by the Davis orchestra.
| Recitation
| Selection by Jenkin Reese and Marty
Address by John p. White Of oskaloosa
secretary and treasurer of District No
IL.
Selection nv tho wa+ers clan o,rh
Selection by the band.
Grand nlotform dance with good ,,us,o
VIM. Cnzod chairman of 4be Jar
the peopIe. The music nv tho Pasav hand
under the leadership Of prof Adam Kos.
Singer was fne and tho odd,ass.s nv,
Messrs. Perry. Sharn, Reese and White
were well taken. Dave walters and John
rhillips two of thn leading comic and
sentimental singers of Iowa, enliyened
tho occasion with tcbo,ca saJections and q
Thoroughly good fine was enioyed nv the
immense crowd several neonie being nres.
cpr from I,ddvy;lIe
AS vet If is NOT nossble IN determine
tho amount which was raised for the 70.
lief fund Inf tho nmount viii ba largo
Ian ,rjmlrel, snnarintendant Of tho
mines hcded tbe LIST off donations with
SION Tho I,eyinn Snacioitw comnony of
Indinnapolis. donated several emhlems and
other tcou1u,, ,rtic,es and these wnrc
ratified tr. tho proceeds going to the
fund.
Married Wednesday, Jn,v % ,oo2 nj
II 90 a M. at the court house in oska-
loosn bv tbe ;ustice Of the neace Miss
Inez McDole of this place. and Lawrence
+. Grigshy of AI.nneapolis, MINI, quite a
numl,er Of rhe comfy officials witnessing
the ceremony. Mrs. Gricsby is tho third
daughter OF Mrs Rosa Mcnole corner of
Third and Fridge street. She is n Young
lady who- bv her Winning wovs has wnn
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reared in FddyvilIe she is ouite we'll
known aud is accordingly popular. Mr..
Grirshv :s the son of Mr. and Mrs +,
A. Grjgsby. of Minneanolis. MINI. He is
engaged MS travelling representative for
a dry goods company of Minneapolis. hay
Marriel, Thursday. Julv %. at Abba.
by Justice u. r. Wright In his off. Miss
kenev both living! across the river m rnrnl
route No. /. The bride is the only child
of Mr.. and Mrs George RI Johnson of
Croys rroek and the groom is n son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Ankemy. who occupy
the Stenhen richardson farm on tbe
charlton road. near Coal Field. They are
both excellent younp neonle with hosts
Of friends rho hride hos nossed her on
tira lifa IN (.rays C,reel and is of course
wa,l known The Groom has lived in tbis
yicnitv hnt few yeors If Is said that
fhny wi n n
hr;Go.s na,ants pct ,,;sbos oro aytardnd
70 these nonular vonne neonle as thew
antor mon the COO of life tngetber
M d., up tn N.Y. ona a,rs So;ir MfnK;r, of
white S;t,. rbnrsdoy INV % a
~, ,e,d ~, M 81 Mo- Sro1yin, for
s,nr1n ured IN tbis r;cinitr and arc
Vol, ,,,own IN tho ne;.bhorbood north of
w. vel nio"n IL INC
nJrs 1obp Eedro lir;po nm Mrs Anpe-
IT, aI,i,nr,a forr, nor+h - tnwn hoe haen
my Ill It'll LEI, r,aInria ms
NIL Nc s " ~ uahi o. crors croo,. who
VOC n,ita sicl Is .bia n sit IN oein
"a nirs Wv w Torrev ,i,ins in Misc Gov
10 Clor,,,s nronarty hos Noon ,nais
rosoa nuns
N E,io++ IN Some WOW or+ an ortou,,
of bis hand Soturday mo,n;nr nars;nos
nrofnsa hIeading and being cutie Iii
full.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Blackwood. east of town, who has been
quite sick for about month, is improving
but not yet out of danger.
Dorothy, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. r. Findley, was taken
sick Friday.
Carl Odem of near Lakonta, who was
sick a few days ago, was able to be in
town Saturday. He, in company with
his cousin. Claude Il. tanning, expects to
leave soon for two months sight seeing
trip to Minnesota, Dakota, Wyoming, and
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