Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
) NEIGHBORII0OD NEWS
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Abba,

Abba.
Abba, Oct 19.-Seven of the boys of
Co. A, Fifty-first regiment /. N. G.,
lett Saturday for Fort Riley, Kan
sas where they will take part in 10
days shoot held by the national guard.
John Matheney of Cherokee who
formerly resided here was an Abba
visitor Friday.
Dick Hollingshead who has spent
the summer in Kansas City. returned
home Friday.
The Birthday club will meet at the
home of Mrs. S. A. Newell, Thursday
afternoon at 2 O'clock.
Miss Carrie Anderson will leave next
Tuesday for Duluth, Mimi, for visit
with her two sisters.
Lee Long of Oskaloosa was transact
ing business in town Friday
VIM. g. Andrews of Clinton was an
Abba. visitor Friday.
Mrs. NJ. E. Coen of Ottumwa is visit
ing relatives and friends in town to-
day.
S. j. Kaufman and G. 3. Weilman of
Cleveland We're Abba visitors Friday.
Homer A. Fuller OF Mt. AYR was an
Abba visitor Friday
Mrs. Emma Noble and daughter,
Miss Mary are visiting relatives in
Birmingham this week.
The Abba Telephone Co, is putting
in q new copper metallic line from AL
bia TO Centerville.
Abba, Oct l9.-Fhe Oskaloosa high
school football eleven defeated the Al
bla high school team here Saturday
afternoon by a score of il TO O. 1t was
a very interesting game but the Oska-
loosa boys oUtplayed the home team
The local high school girls gave a re-
ception in Harmony hall in the evening
TO the boys of both organizations.
They report Il very good time
The clerk of the district court is
moving into the new court house to-
day he being the last of the county
officers TO move The court house is
practically finished
The Junior Christian Endeavor of
the First Presbyterian church will give.
an entertainment Tuesday evening
Oct. 20.
The rummage sale which the wom-
Ell of the Episcopal church held in the
court room cleared the church about
$125.
The pastor of the First Presbyter-
IAN church delivered a lecture last eve
ming on The Model Mother There
was good crowd present
Mrs. Otto Jordan Udell was an Al
bla visitor yesterday.
D. A. Campbell and William Adams
of Charlton w ere transacting business
IN Abba this morning.
John 7. Carson of Jamison spent
Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Hendi.ickson of
lndianola spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. George Russell of Garden Grove
was an Alba visitor yesterday.
w. c. Davis of Osceola spent SIM
day in town.
County Surveyor Frank Crouch of
Franklin township, is transacting busi-
ness in Abba today
j. L. Howard of Des Moines is in AL
bia on business today.
Abba, Oct 20.-The clerk of the
district court issued marriage license
yesterday to Martin t. Knowles. aged
%, of Chicago. and Miss Catherine Il.
Mcdonald, aged "a, of Melrose This
was the first marriage license issued
in the now court house.
District court conyenes here next
Monday Oct. 26. with Hon. NJ A. Rob-
erts on the bench. The court room
in the new court house will be ready
this term of court.
Robert f. Saunders, who has been
very ill for the past month, is, report
ed as little better this morning and
hopes are entertained for his recov-
cry.
VIM. Peppers is building fine brick
block just west of the southwest COR
ner of the square.
Miss Dina Moss who has been very
sick with typhoid fever, is now able
TO be around again, but is still very
weak.
Ben Glaze was an ottumwa visitor
yesterday.
F. H. Taylor of Charlton was trans
acting business in town this morning
H. l. Richardson and G.. II. George
of Monticello. are transacting business
in town today.
Carl Leichtenberger of Keokuk, was
an Abba visitor yesterday.
j. l. Adcock of Ottumwa, was trans
acting business in town yesterday.
S. S. Hayes of Ottumwa, is transact
ing business in town today.
J. f. Jackson of Osceola was trans
acting business in town this morn
ing.
j. F. Hendrickson and wife of In
dianola We're Abba isitors yester-
day.
DIR. j. Il. Holsclaw is making pro-
fessional visit in Avery today.
Charlton.
Charlton, Oct. 19.-NIr. and Mrs.
Wright Newsome of Derby spent few
days in the city last week visiting
With relatives.
Rev. Palmer, Samuel McKlveen, and