Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
EddYville.

Eddyvflle, June 19.-.Nlarried. at p. M,
Wednesday, June II, at the home of the
officiating elder, w. G.. Ross, on Sixth
street, Miss Bertha A. Rowe and w. A.
Torrey. The affair was q very quiet one,
only few guests being present. The
bride is the only child of Mr.. and Mrs T..
A. Rowe who have for several years re-
sided with Mrs. Leggett, at the corner of
Fourth and Mill streets. She is a gradu-
ate of the Eddyville high school class of
1899 Is quite well known and is highly
esteemed. The groom came here last au-
tumn from Minneapolis, Minnesota. with
l.. s. DeLong. Last February he became
manager of the electrIct light plant here.
He is skilled electrician, and has made
quite a number of friends during his resi-
dence here. While yet d stranger to many
of this place. he is we'll spoken of by those
who have formed his acquaintance, and
worthy of the bride he has won. Mr.. and
Mrs. Torrey will for the present room in
the Levi Baldwin property on Third
street. A large circle of friends extend
best wishes.
The knights of Pythias gave their char
ity ball Wednesday night. Thirty seven
numbers were out, resulting in $37 being
taken in for the flood sufferers. Beck
mans orchestra, from Oskaloosa, kindly
donated the music.
Arley Rainsbarger, Of Grays Creek, is
able to be about after an attack of pneu-
monia.
Several Eddyville stock buyers shipped
stock to Chicago the first of the week r.
NJ. Beamer and Thos. Haywood returned
Tuesday, having been over with stock for
Mr.. Beamer. At the same time Tom Nc
Lain went through with two car loads of
sheep for F. e. Bassinger, of Fudge Creek.
c. q. Whitlatch, the Lakonta shipper, also
took two cars cattle and hogs, he and
Arthur Flanders accompanying the ship
ment.
DR.. f. p. Vance departed for Oskaloosa
Tuesday morning for short visit with his
wife and baby at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Geo. Gilchrist, near that place, the
Doctors family having been up there since
the flood. From there he expected to go
that evening to Chicago to attend part
of the commencement exercises of the
Rush medical college, concluding Wednes-
day night with a grand banquet at the
Auditorium. The doctor has missed at
tending but one commencement of his col
lege since he graduated back in the sos.
He expected to return today.
Miss Maggie Johnson, who has been
teaching at Hines, was home over Sunday,
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r.
johnson.
At last accounts Francis Chambers. the
Muchakinock boy, who was SO badly in
jured in a mine accident at No. 8 last
week, was improving and would likely re-
cover, to the surprise of his friends. He
not only had his back and ankle broken,
but his chest was crushed and he was
much bruised otherwise.
Lewis Lyon, north Of town, left Monday
night for Carpenter, South Dakota, to
spend two months visiting relatives at his
former home.
The Bluff Creek school, four and one
half miles northwest of town, will close
next Tuesday, June %, with suitable
program during the afternoon. Claude
tanning, of near Lakonta, is the teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Francis and child, of
Abba, We're oyer Sunday guests Of Mr..
Francis father, Peter Francis.
| Mrs. S. Newberry and daughter, and her
| mother, Mrs. Reese, spent Sunday in Bea-
| con. ~
Mrs. Robert Morgan, of Lost Creek, was
| n guest few days ago of her mother,
| Mrs. Mary Fisher, on South Fifth street.
| ]. II. Findley and family returned Mon.
day night from visit at Abba.
| The following are some Of the people
! from Eddyville and vicinity who attended
the street carnival in Oskaloosa this week
Messrs. Roy Palmer, Milan Bolibaugh c.
L. Clancy, John Smith, Wesley Ward, r
u. Grattan, Clinton Roberts and J. T.
Sipes: Mrs. w. Il. JAEGER and family, Mrs
| Sam Hayes, Misses Fife McDole, Ida
| Welch, Annie Rhode and Grace Crosson
from Lakonta and vicinity, Thos. W. Cd
EN- and e. w. Littlejohn and Il. L. Stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Riggs and Mrs. f. M
| McCrea, of this place, were also in Oska
loosa during the carnival.
| Recent passenger to Ottumwa on bud
| ness were NJ. III. Rawson, Attorney J. II.
Hall, Fred Miller and AL McMahan
Miss frankie Penick returned Monday