Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17

Mrs Mary A. Liant, had died Thursday
morning, September 10, 1903, of heart fall
ure following a stroke of paralysis The
funeral was held Friday afternoon at 9
o'clock and Messrs. Allison returned home
Saturday noon
VIM. Kavnaugh, of Jewell Junction, ar
rived Friday to spend a few days with his
sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Lafferty, corner Fourth
and Vance streets.
passengers to Ottumwa Monday We're:
s. M. Davis, f. NJ. Epperson G. d. True,
and j. r. Davidson, ST.. on business; At
torney ]. f. Hall, Marshal A. Il. McGaugh.
Deputy Martin Emanuel. Roy Bowers, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Comstock and two chill
dren.
A petition has been circulated about town
for the purpose of raising funds with
which to put in a clock at the city hall.
The night watch will be expected to regis
ter every half hour during the night, and
the mechanism will be such that it will
be impossible to register any but the right
time.
Roy Lafferty went to Abba Sunday night
where he has secured employment
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church served dinner in the Mintoyne cor
ner building Saturday noon and ice cream
at night. The proceeds amounted to 1855
of which S33.75 is clear.
Rev. G.. c. Spencer, of Fremont. pastor
of the Christian church here. commenced
revival services at the Christian church
Sunday last. He took for his subject Sun
day morning "In His Steps" Sunday
evening. "The True Standard" Monday
night, How to Read the Bible,' and
Tuesday night he discoursed on the ''Di-
vine Authority of the Bible" His subject
Wednesday night was. "The Bible Suited
to Man" The subjects for the remainder
of the week will be: Tonight "The Two
Covenants:" Friday. 1.-THE Foretold Cos
pel:" Saturday, .Acts of the Apostles
Services begin Mt 7:30. These meetings
are undenominational and all are invited.
Rev. w. Il. Howe returned Monday
conference at Muscatine. The people of
Eddyville will be pleased to know that the
minister will continue as pastor here for
another year at least.
Miss Eva Tharp commenced the fall
term of school at the Bluff Creek school.
Miss Jeanette True left Monday and Ar
thur Epperson left Tuesday for Grinnell
to enter Iowa college. The former was ac-
companied by her sister. Miss Helen True
Earl True left Tuesday afternoon for
South Dakota on a business trip.
AL Edwards, corner South Second and
Main streets, left for Minneapolis. Mime
sofa, Tuesday to be absent for week or
two.
Guy S. Nair returned Tuesday from a
visit of two weeks with his relatives near
Kirksville. Missouri.
Mrs ]. NJ. Crosson and children departed
Tuesday for Kansas to spend two or three
weeks with Mrs. Crosson's mother.
o. II. Seifert, who departed ten days
ago for Chicago on business returned home
Tuesday morning.
r. d. Hall visited from Friday till Tues
day at Boone with his son, r. ]. Hall. who
is train dispatcher on the c. & n. W. rail-
way.
II. J. Wing, the Rock Island agent and
operator at this point, was in Des Moines
Monday afternoon attending a meeting of
the Rock Island agents.
C. w. Johnson, west of town. left Mon
day morning for Burlington to spend the
week with his uncle and aunt there.
John jaeger, ST., returned Wednesday
from Missouri where he had been to look
after his interests there.
Ernest Koch, of Ottumwa, was in town
Monday on business.
f. W. Fails and e. w. Knemeyer went
to Eldon Monday morning on 4 business
| mission.
| +. ]. Packer, of Oskaloosa, was in towr
| the first of the week visiting his mother
Mrs. NJ. L. Packer, corner Seventh and
Strawberry streets, and looking after bust
ness matters.
| Byce McDole, of Wichita. Kansas, who
| is here on visit. went to Leighton Mon
| day noon and visited with his brother, Bert
McDole.
Mrs. Lizzie Mahoney was in Oskaloosa
Sunday visiting her friend, Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Gillian. of Fourth street, was called
to Des Moines Tuesday by the illness of a
relative
Mrs. f. NJ. Butts. after six weeks visit
with her sister. Mrs. Frank Oldham, de-
parted Tuesday for her home at Plummer-
| vile, Arkansas.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Beise and ]. w. Hunter and
| family who have been visiting for the past
| two weeks at the Levi Baldwin home. de-
parted Tuesday for their homes at Roch
ester. Pennsylvania
| j. L. Myrck, of Krksvile, Missouri, was
here yesterday and today looking after his
| interests here. Mrs. Myrick and Miss Myr
tie Norman expect to come up a visit
before long. They will move back to Eddy
vile this fall or next spring.