Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
; NEIGHBCRHCoD NEWSs
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EddYuille.

Eddyyille, NOV. 12.--Mrs. Lucy Reed
received a telegram Saturday announc-
ing the death of her father, AS. Riggs,
Mr.. Riggs died Saturday at $3.50 a. M
at his home at Peryallup.near Tacoma,
Washington, of cancer OF the stomach
after an illness OF about three weeks,
aged about rs years. Alfred S. Riggs
passed his early life in Ohio. He was
married to Miss Vanelia Armstrong,
and to them were born eight children.
Two of these-a son and a daughter
died in infancy. The surviving chill
dren are: Mrs. Lucy l.. Reel, OF Eddy
Vile; Clarence, of Hynes; Mrs. Geo.
w. Middlecoff, of Oskaoosa, and
Charles, Bert, and Mrs. Peter Smith, |
of Peryallup, Washington. The latter |
will be best known here as Miss Pearl
Riggs. Mr.. Riggs came to Iowa from
Ohio, and was former citizen OF Ed !
dyyille, living here about thirteen
years. His wife died here about three
years ago, and a year later he went
to Washington to reside. He leaves
also two brothers, A. W., of Eddyyille,
and Frederick, OF Oklahoma. His son,
Clarence, and his daughter, Mrs. Mid
decor, went out last week, arriving
there in time to see him alive The
funeral was held Sunday with burial
at Peryallup. Mr.. Riggs, while mem
Der of the Congregational church in
early life was identified with the Meth
pdist Episcopal church here
Misses Arpin and Halle Latty, OF
Latty, visited from Friday until Tues
day with their uncle, w. G. Ross, and
family, on Sixth street
Andrew Iamis, corner Fourth and
Mill streets, went to Ortumwa Friday
for visit with his children who live
there.
The little child OF Joe Besco, Of Sand
Ridge, had it's right arm quite badly
sprained Tuesday while Mr.. Besco
was playing with the child.
Mrs. Alice Heli departed Sunday
xnorning for Missouri to spend a couple
of weeks with her sister, Mrs. John
Ldnderman.
A number of the little friends of An
ME, the little daughter of Kindred Haf-
ding, east of town, assisted her in cele-
brating her eleventh birthday anniver-
sary Sunday, November s. Those pre-
sent were: Carrie Wilson, Jennie
Bridge, Elmer Trotter, Phil and Lily
Lore, and Mabel Wilcox.
Miss Nellie McNett, OF Ottumwa,
came up Tuesday and is the guest OF
her friends, Misses Larue and Leona
Black, on Third street.
Mrs. Frank Lafferty returned to her
home at Ottumwa Monday morning.
She had been a guest OF her mother
in-law, Mrs. Lucy Lafferty, for the past
three weeks.
B. r. Nichols, who has been spend
ing few days in town, on business,
returned to his home at Abba Monday
afternoon.
Miss Leila Beckman, of Oskaloosa,
stopped Off senroute home from visit
in Ottumwa, and spent Monday and
Tuesday with her friend, Miss Gene
DeLong.
M essrs. and Mesdames N. J. Vickery
and Harvey B. Smith, of Hartnick,
ware over Sunday guests of their
friends w. p. Gray and family.
TIE little daughter of George Berto
OF Lost Greek, has been sick with ton.
scl:tis.
Mrs. Howard Hedricll, of Des Moines
arrived Monday noon for a two weeks
visit with ner mother, Mrs. J. w. Sci
fe-t, and her sister, Mrs. N B. Halo
way She is enroute home from an
over Sunday visit with her husbands
mother at Ottumwa.
attack of rheumatism some time ago
was take sick again Tuesday morning
D. d. Tibbetts, of Eldon, was in town
Tuesday afternoon on business.
Mrs. w. N. Mintoyne, of Manchester
arrived Monday night for an extended
visit with her mother, Mrs. Ada Hard
ing, corner Seventh and Berdan streets
She will probably remain till after the
holidays.
The surveyors were at work Tues
day making another survey for the
new switch on the Iowa Central to the
Eddyville Sand company's plant OF
First street.
j. S. jackson, who recently moved
here from Lost Creek, is spending ;
couple of weeks in Missouri
Mrs. A. P. Mintoyne, after coupl'
of weeks visit at the JAS Glen home
corner Fourth and Strawberry streets
returned to her home at Oskaleosa SAT
urday. Mr.. Mintoyne was down Mon
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Ames, of oska
aoosa, drove down and spent Sunda.
visiting Mr.. Ames' uncle, w. A. Jones
corner South Second and Ceda
streets
Rev. Campbell, of Marshalltown, fill
\ ed the pulpit Of the Church Of Chris
Sunday morning and evening.
Miss Gertie McNeese returned t
Des Moines Tuesday after spendin
three weeks with her parents here, bt
ing called here by the serious lines
of her mother, who is convalescen
Miss McNeese has just, received a We
deserved promotion in the establish
ment in which she is employed.
Geryis, son Of F.'W. FATS, has bee
quite sick with a bilious attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. I. Grigsby, of De
-Aoines, We're guests the first of tn
week Of Mrs. Grigsbys mother, Mr.
Rose McDole, on Third street.
About fifty people were out Sunda
searching for the body of the man VIII
according to Saturdays Courier, wa
murdered twenty-five years ago at
turn in the highway between the Gem
teries and the James Wylie HON
Qnite number of holes were bore
but without success. and the body hi
not yet been located.
Mrs. VIM Allison, Sr., went to O
tumwa Monday afternoon to spend tt
remainder of the week with her SO