Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
Abba.

lucky, was a business guest in the
city yesterday.
Abba
Abba, May 15.-Rev. E. b. Linn
and wife of Des Moines We're between
trains visitors in Abba this morning
They We're en- route TO Illinois.
Mrs, Koontz of Beardstown, H., is
visiting her sister, Miss Angie Coff
man
Mrs, Fannie Green, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs Charles
Young of Lovilia. returned to her home
in Pekin, H., yesterday.
VIM. Woods and son are laid up at
home with the measles. They are re-
ported to be doing nicely.
Mr.. Burnsides who had his hip brok-
en- recently, is doing as we'll as could
be expected in one SO aged, for he is
now in his S0th year
B. G. Searcy who recently had an OPP
Grafton performed is reported to be
doing very nicely.
Max Loeb is in the Twin Cities OF the
north this week
Dan w Watson of Washington, was
in town yesterday en- route to Ken
lucky;
Mrs. Frank L.sJohnson of La Grange
who has been visiting Mrs. Shriner
returned home this morning.
Rev Winthrop Allison went to
Knoxville last evening 10 install a
minister in the Presbyterian church of
that place,
Marriage licences We're issued yes
terday by the clerk OF the district
court to Chesley w Jones. aged 61
OF Moulton TO Mrs. Caroline Tucker.
aged go of Bloomfield and James r.
Hobson, aged % to Mrs. Cora Hamil-
ton, aged % both OF Abba
]. It. Culbertson of Keolkuk was tran
sacting business in town yesterday.
S, H. Wilmer of Burlington was an
Abba bisitor yesterday.
w G. Johnson OF Cedar Rapids was
transacting business in town yester
day.
! ". Hedrick and Ed Brawley of OF.
tumwa We're in town on business yes
terday
H. a. Drake of New York was an Al
bia visitor yesterday.
Russell A. Morrison of Centerville
was transacting business in town yes
terday
Louis Smith Of oskaloosa is tram
steting business in town this morn
Ing.
Tom Morgan of Danyille, III, is tran
sacting business in town this morn
ing.
7. G Lofland and H. E. Spencer of
Oskaloosa, were transaeting business
in town yesterday.
b P Lewis of Council Bluffs was
an Abba visitor yesterday.
A. w Fais OF Eddyyille was tran
saeting business in town yesterday.
q. q. Lawrence OF Des Moines was
in town on business yesterday.
b. +. Cashier is in Centeryille on
business today
Abba, May 16. The case of De Tar
VS. tho Wabash Ry. Co., will be tried
IN Dies MONIES next Monday and quite
a number OF Witnesses are being sub
poenaed by both parties. 1t will be re-
membered that Wm De Tar was kill
ed by a Wabash train while crossing
the track, year ago last January.
De Tar sued the railroad for 100000
claiming that it is a dangerous cross
ing.
DIR. Rounds was about the streets
yesterday the first time in several
weeks. He is seyenty-eight years of
age and has been very feeble for the
past year
7. G. Moor who has been i'll for the
past year with heart trouble is very
low at present
Mrs Isabella Hamomnd is quite sick
at present. She is Sc years of age.
Misses Bessie and Daisy Afford went
to Kirksville, Mo-. last evening to visit
Miss Grace Ramsay, who is going To
school there, after which they will visit
their brother, w. A. Afford at Bona
parte.
Rev. A. H. Kaylor who has been
holding meetings at the First Pres.
byterian church for the past three
weeks closes his work at this place
tomorrow. There viii be three meet
ings, He viii talk to men only in the
afternoon on the subject; True Man
liness.
Or. n. r. Hook OF oskaloosa visited
this week at the G. L. Kissick home.
Mrs. Dudley, formerly Miss Stella
Allen of Abba, who now resides in
Chicago. visited with her cousin Miss
Chug Edwards this week
John Clark has been quite ill for the
past week not being able to leave his
room.
p. NJ. Watson. who has been visiting
relatives and friends in town left for
his home in the state of Washington