Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-22
Eddxullls.


December Is, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Clark, east of town, son.
John NJ. Ryan has been a grip suf-
ferer since Tuesday.
Q. D. Lind moved Thursday to his
new six room residence, which has
Just been completed on South Sec
ond street. HI. r. Fortune also NOV
ed Thursday, moving from the resi-
denee first door south OF Mr.. Lind's
new home to the 3. A. Lafferty tenant
property, on Fourth street. which Mr..
Lind vacated.
J. n. England, the Bluff Creek oiti-
zen who fell and broke his hip last
Monday. is In a critical condition, and
owing to his advanced age, 1t is fear
ed that he will not recover.
Samuel Vance, the. newly elected
constable, has been chosen as a grand
juror to the January term OF the Wa
pello county court, and Frank Oldham
has been selected to serve on the
petit jury.
was q guest at the Mel Johnson home
over Sunday.
w. S. Fail OF Abba, was here Tues
day and shipped two car loads Of cat-
tie, which he had purchased here.
Jay Davis, who was quite painfully
injured AT their coal mine south. Of
town some days ago by being knook-
ed OFF load of hay by an overhang-
Ing limb. Is improving from his In
Mrs. u. N. Elliott and Arthur, the
little son of Mrs. Maggie Brunt, have
been i'll with tonsilitis.
Mrs. r.. E., Grattan spent Monday
and Tuesday In Oskaloosa, visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Davis.
Gertrude Oldham, the little girl who
cip nx,l, "a. ~.
scarlet fever, continues to improve.
Fortunately. this has been the only
case, of the fever here this winter, al
though when the complaint broke out
here last winter there We're several
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Townsley moved
Tuesday from Mrs. NJ. Coon's property
previous. They are now occupying
Amos Gray's tenant property on South
Sixth street.
Mrs. Margaret Besco went to Coal
field Tuesday night to visit y her
daughter, Mrs. H. 8. Moore, near there
the remainder of the week. Her lit
tie granddaughter, Wilda Moore. who
had been visiting here, accompanied
her. .,
The Baptist people are planning to
put new ,pews in the church the latter
part OF january to; take the place OF
the seats which were destroyed bv the
flood. Since the flood they have been
using the chairs which they formerly
had in the lecture room. They also
contemplate holding a revival some
time this winter
Mrs. Nancy Riggs, OF Third street,
has been having an attack OF the grip.
Oskaloosa business callers frin this
vicinity were: Samuel Burns; north
of town, ON Tuesday, e. G. Kussart,
ana Miss Mary Miller, southwest Of
town, on, Wednesday. IN
Mrs. A. L.. Carson, and Miss Ella
Brown were passengers. to Ottufnwa
wednesday, morning on business.
Philip. Dots, retired farmer who
has resided In town the past two
years, has leased his property near the
park to Mr.. Garrett, of Buxton, and
he and Mrs. Dots will return to the
farm March !. IL
Miss Eppie Wylie. who has been at
tending school at Grand Rapids, Mich,
is expected back today for a holiday
visit of three weeks.
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Abba.
Abba. Dec. 19.--The case of the
Abba Telephone Co, vs. A. J. Byerlee
a suit on account, occupied the at
tention of Judge Wright's court yes
terday morning. The suit was an ac-
tlOll pEOueuUlf W -IGGONGT The value VI
a phone left on the premises Of the
defendant, and. for balance of account
for telephone Services. The defendant
alleged to have sustained damages by
reason of the telephone eompany's hav-
ing sunk a pole into sewer belong
ing to defendant. A jury was en-
panelled,, and after hsaring the evil
dence and being out only short time
found a verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of $3.50.
Trains are running again on the
north track of the Burlington between
Abba and Tower 3O7, which piece of
track has been cut or for repair for
six days on account OF the wreck last
Sunday morning. "A new temporary
bridge has been built and this will be
used until a new steel bridge takes
its ploce.,
Ed. L,.,'Wright returned home last
night from Des Moines, where he had
been taking a course of pharmacy DUR
ing the past six months.
A surprise party was given Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Gray last night the oc-
casion being the fiftieti anniversary
Of their MARRIAGE Old friends gath
cred at the Gray home early in the