Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-10
Eddyville.

EudyVllle, Dec. 9.-The infant child
OF Georg King of Lost Creek, which
was born Friday, died Saturday, Dec
5, and the funeral took place Sunday
noon, with burial in Highland.
| Mrs. O'Hara, after an extended visit
with her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Epper-
son, departed Friday night for Cairo,
ILL.,, to spend the winter there. Her
grandson, Frank Epperson, accompan-
led her to st. Louis and remained over
Sunday there
F. M. Whitman oil Algona, who was
injured on the Bridgeport hill two or
three weeks ago in an accident, is able
to be out again with the aid of crutches
but it will take week or ten days be-
fore he will be able to return home.
Will JAEGER and son, Roy, who have
been quite IL with pneumonia, are i'm
proving. Miss Stella Akers, trained
nurse from Ottumwa, came Monday
noon and is nursing them.
Mrs. Lewis Harding, Jr., has
been quite i'll with tonsilitis and COM
plications.
Miss Anna Long, of Edna, Mo-,
arrived Monday morning for a weeks
visit with her brother. DR.. Martin
Long.
| Mrs. Anna M. Hill returned Tuesday
points in Oklahoma. where she has
spent the past three weeks with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Frank Reno of Oskaloosa was
down Sunday visiting her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. B. H. Surbaugh. Mrs. Sur
baugh has been quite i'll for some time.
Mrs. Libbie Lansdorf of Wichita,
Kansas, has been a guest of her moth
er, Mrs. Homer. on Mill street.
Walter Hartman and family depart
ed Saturday night for Alamosa, Col,
to visit for several weeks with Mr..
Hartman's brother. Ed. Hartman.
DR.. Andrew McElwee, who has been
ailing for some time, is gradually
growing weaker.
Miss Rena Ryan has been sufferer
from tonsilitis.
| The two year old child of William
| Watkins and A. L. Carson's baby have
been sick with congestion of the lungs.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Ames of Oska-
loosa were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Ames' aunt. Mrs. N. B. McNeese.
Claude Lanning opened the winter
term of school at Bluff Creek school
house, northwest of town, Monday.
Rev. P. G. Hogle, of Mt. Pleasant,
preached Sunday morning and evening
from the Congregational pulpit to full
house. The Methodist people were to
have closed their revival meetings that
evening, but instead they joined with
the Congregationalists and had union
services, Rev. Hogle taking for his
subject Faith" The revivals at the
M. e. church commenced Nov. and
covered a period of five weeks, with
fairly good results, as they secured
| thirteen converts. Rev. D. G. Bevan of
Ottumwa preached during the first two
or three weeks, but Rev. w. T. Howe.
conducted the meetings alone the last
few weeks. Many who did not go for
ward showed much interest. Water
Baptism" was the subject Friday night.
Alec Foster went to Abba Sunday
night to work in a feed yard there.
Earl Roberts, of Buxton, was Sun
day guest of his sister, Mrs. Roy LAT
ferty.
Mrs. George Strange, of Sanborn,
came Friday night for an extended Wis
it with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
IT. Meeker, and other relatives and
friends.
"Cap" Saunders, Of Abba, was over
Sunday and spent the day with his
friend, "Buzz" Ryan.
i Miss Anita Blackwood, east Of town,
is convalescing from an attack Of pneu'
monia.
| A team belonging to c. l.. Clancy
was left standing in front OF Wilson'S
shoe store Monday noon and becom
ing hungry ran to the livery barn. On
the way one Of the wheels collided
with some object and was torn off
Anton Mayer. north of town, also had
his buggy wrecked few days ago
He was hitching up when the horse
] started to run and in endeavoring tc
control the animal he received sever
al bruises.
II Grant Mason and Miss Lettie Cooms
from distance, were over Sunday Wis
itors at the home of their aunt, Mrs
J s. A. Oldham.
4 Mrs. Robert Russell of Evans was
recent guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Beard north Of town.
!. Mrs. Russell Fish of Lost Creek
who purchased two lots of Phil Stub
err on South Fifth street during Octo
her has moved a miners house upon
them. She will move her family tt
town..
Oskaloosa business callers: Mrs. w
H. Allison and daughter, Ruth, on Fri
day, Asa Fisher, ]. l.. Jones and son
Henry, Fred Padgett, John g. Barnett
John Foster and daughter, Miss Nancy
and Elmer Fordyce on Saturday.
i Ottumwa business callers from Ed
dyville and vicinity: w. s. Phillips
Attorney J. F. Hall, David Hudson
and Clyde Riggs on Friday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Hays, Frank Comstock
Mrs. James Wylie and daughter, Miss
Grace. A. J. Gardner, Clyde Summer
and Jacob Adler on Monday, Mrs. w
A. Waugaman. o. Lind and l.. E.Caw
ley on Tuesday.
Mrs. Patrick Smith is able to be vi
again after her recent severe attack
Of congestion Of the brain and tonsi
| litis.
| Mrs. Mary Denning was visiting II
ottumwa Monday afternoon.
| The bazaar to be given by the What
Solver society next Saturday, Decem
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