Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
Call to order, by George Harris, the

Call to order, by George Harris, the
chairman.
Music
Invocation-Rev. w. Allison.
y Toastmaster-J. w. Johnson.
Toasts.
The Monroe County spellbinders-
John r. Price.
The Tippecanoe Banner-Edward G..
Sloan.
Iowa-D. H. Scott.
The Press in Politics-G. G. McCor-
mick.
Republican Miners-Philip Water
man.
The Old Guards c. Robson.
Our Buxton Majority-Rev. Menden-
hall.
Phe Farmer in Politics-John De-
muth.
The Lawyer in Politics-A. G. Parry.
The Scholar in Politics-R. B. Spen-
Ger.
A Doctors Political Doctrine-Dr. l..
o. Farley: IL
Our New Possessions-Fred D. Ev-
erett.
he " ". L Mill iFOTTSSC.
Our President. c. Mabrey.
McKinley-N. E. Kendall.
Organization-W. e. Giltner.
Other Abba News.
Mrs. Avery of Hiteman was ar
Abba visitor yesterday.
]. c, Hindman who lives north OF
Avery was transacting business in
town yesterday,
Themes and Will Remey returned re.
Gently from Oklahoma where they
have been visiting for the past two
weeks.
Will Love expects to depart for
his home at Nevada City, Cal, in a
few days.
The Harmony club will give a farce
and musical program at Harmony hall
Thursday evening March 4.
There will be services at the Epis
copal church next Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock it being the first Sunday
in lent
DR.. Johnson's mother returned with
him from New York recently and will
spend the remainder of the winter in
Abba.
John Malone is laid up with the grip
this week.
N. J. Kessick of Oskaloosa is visit.
ing with his cousin Clyde Kissick OF
this city.
Fred Reese of Hilton is visiting his
parents at Madrid this week
0. l.. Canning of F1iteman was tran
sacting business in town today.
Mrs. Gussie Lund is visiting rela
tiyes in Burlington this week.
Sam Anderson of Avery is transact
ing business in town this morning.
DIR. Ralph Early of Hilton was visit.
ing relatives and friends in town yes.
terday.
2. A. Giltner and w. D. Turner OF
Ottumwa, were transacting business in
town yesterday.
J. L. Eason of Keokuk was in Abba
yesterday on business.
]. F. Jackson of Osceola, is transact.
ing business in town this morning.
E. M. Robertson of st. Louis, was in
town on business yesterday.
G. N. John of Lucas was transacting
business in town yesterday.
j. w. Anderson of Red Oak is tran
sacting business in town this morning
A. j. st. Clair and s. A. Colt an6
wife of Oskaloosa, were Abba visitors
yesterday.
G. W. Merritt of Centerville was il
town yesterday on business.
M. f. Riser who lives south of town
is transacting business in town this
morning.
J. P. Colbert of Iowa City, is tran
coz fip p h11c inc in, III,
ing.
VIM. Castle who had a stroke of pa
ralysis in December is very low this
morning. There is no hope for his re
covery.
Perry Fullerton who lives near Ser
vice is trasacting business in town this
morning.
John Mcdonald of Hagerty is il
town on business this morning.
Sam Akers of Frederic, is transact
ing business in town this morning.
Abba, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. James MARI
Sylvester of this place, died last nigh,
at II o'clock. She took the grip about
ten days ago and it ran into inflamma
tory rheumatism and heart trouble
which was the cause of her death. She
was married to James Mark Sylvester
January %, 1896 Her maiden name
was Lena Moody. No arrangements
have as yet been made for the funeral
A. ID. Kellogg engineer of the Abba
| Electric Light Co., who fell from al
electric light pole last Tuesday sprain
ing his ankles, was taken to his home
in Ottumwa yesterday on No. 6. Ht
had to be carried to the train. Hi!
ankles being unable to support hi
weight.
Henry Allen who had a stroke o
paralysis yesterday is quite a goot
deal better this morning.
L. E. Phillips and H. G. Milligan o