Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04

at Sigourney, after an illness of four
months from dropsy. Mrs. jaeger and
baby went over Saturday morning to
be present at the funeral which was
held Sunday. This is the fourth death
in the family since March 1.
Tie infant of Mr. and Mrs. w. s.
Phillips east of town has been i'll with
a fever.
Mrs Charles Norman of Miller's
creek has been i'll threatened with
pneumonia.
The following Eddyville people were
in Oskaloosa on business: G. w. Will
son, wv. H. Sumner, j. H. Scott, j. r
Fndley, j L. Sipes, David Reese, Mrs
w. N. Mintonye, Mrs. Emily Reed and
Messrs and Mesdames VIM. Allison,
ST., VIM. Parsons and Thos. O'Brien
and Miss Lizzie Oldham.
Miss Grace Burns spent Thursday
in Chillicothe with her friends Miss
10 Dunhing. Miss Stella Mintonye al.
so went to Ottumwa and Chillicothe
Thursday morning and spent the day
with friends.
Other recent passengers to Ottumwa
We're: NJ. H. Rawson and w. N. Mimic.
nye on Thursday; Walter Lafferty, j.
F. Hall, Mrs. F. P. Elliott and Miss Re.
ma Ryan on Friday.
Miss Maggie Long of Abba returned
home Wednesday, night after a two
weeks visit with friends here and at
Lost Creek.
A. l.. Mercer is among those who
have been repainting the interior Of
their residences and putting in new ce-
ment walks.
Mrs. Jessie Palmer of near Avery
and Mrs. T. M. Hammond and daugh-
ter Pearl, of Prescott, visited from
Wednesday until Sunday with their
relatives, G. G. Palmer and family.
Mrs. c. G. Palmer and daughter Miss
Pearl, accompanied them to Avery
Sunday and spent the day there.
J. R. Findley and family spent Sun
day out pear Bluff Creek (P. o.
Roy Yoder was the victim of an
accident while working in the hay field
Thursday. Some one threw an ak off
the hay stack, striking him on the
right leg between the knee and ankle,
making quite deep and painful cot.
Mrs Amos Gray has been visiting
relatives at Barnes City.
Born, Saturday, August l., 1903, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hayes, of Coal
field, a baby boy
Miss Laura Donegan of Grays Creek
returned Saturday from a short visit
with relatives at Ottumwa. Her faith
er, Wesley Donegan, was also down
Thursday and Friday on business
and pleasure trip.
Walter Sturgeon of near Farming;
ton, and Harry Sipes of near Oska-
loosa, were visitors Saturday and Sun
day with their aunt, Mrs Eph Watkins
and family. Monday Mr.. Spur
geon and Forest Watkins went to AL
bia for a few days visit with rela-
tives. They also expect to visit rela
tites at Marshalltown.
John r. Sipes leaves Tuesday for
an absence of two or three weeks. G.
e. Chord will act as Eddyville CORE
spondent for the Courier in Mr.. Sipe's
absence.
Attorney George Davidson of Des
Mines was down Friday and Saturday
on business.
Misses Jessie and Manita Harper de-
parted Saturday night on business
trip to ST. Louis going down to. buy
goods.
G. w. Miller anr family of Eldon
have been visiting Mrs. Miller's sisters
Mrs. Clyde Riggs and Mrs. c. w. Will
son.
Mrs. Grant Truax of st. Paul, Mimi,
arrived a few days ago for visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Latter.
ty and with other relatives and friends.
Henry Criswell was in Des Moines
Thursday and Friday taking his final
examination for railway mail clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Cummens return.
ed Friday from months visit with
Mrs. Cummens' daughter, Mrs John
Arnold near Cedar.
Miss Audrey Pomroy of Joliet, H.,
went to Fairfield Friday morning aft,
er a weeks visit with her uncle, John
Davis, six miles east of town.
Ed Hawke was in Abba Thursday
visiting friends from Eddyville.
Douds.
Douds, Aug. 3.-Miss Marie Else of
near Pittsburg has been visiting the
last few days with Miss Chloe Nc
Creary. Miss Clara Thomspon of OF
tumwa visited on Friday also with
Miss McCreary.
Mrs. John B. Park, Mrs. Hugh
Laughlin and Gilbert McGill attended
the funeral of Samuel McGill, father
of the women named and uncle to