Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-14
EddyNille.

Eddyvile. April 10.v-Died at 5 p. M,
Wednesday. April S, 1903, at the home Of
her mother, on North Fourth street, Miss
Saba Spencer. aged II years 3 months and
% days. Miss Saba S. Spencer was born
December u, 1855. on the farm about
three miles north of town. She resided
with her parents on the farm and attended
country school ill after her father was
called above. When . years of age the
family moved to their present home on
North Fourth street When but IL years
of age she made confession in the Chris
tian faith. and had since been an active
church and Sunday school worker. She
was also a bright student, a member of
the Eddyvilc nigh schoo. class of 1904.
Although she had never been strong, she
appeared to be in better health Than usual
this winter up till when she was taken i'll
three weeks ago. For nearly three weeks
she suffered intensely from cerebral spinal
menengitis All that could be done to
save her proved of no avail. The relatives
are: Her mother, Mrs. Lucinda Spencer,
and three sisters Mrs Emma Linderman.
Mrs Dick Barnett, and Miss Vida, all
of this, place. The funeral will be held
from the Christian church this (Friday) af
ternoon at o'clock with interment by
the side of her father in Highland ceme-
terry Not alone the family but the entire
community feels this sad blow.
Mr.. and Mrs Abe Stuber, two prominent
and highly esteemed old settlers of the
farming community west of Dudley, cele-
brated their golden wedding Monday, April
6. 1908, surrounded. by about eigLty-tive
neighbors, children, grand children and
other relatives. A sumptuous dinner was
served from II till o'clock The day was
spent in conversation, music and games.
Among those present from distance We're
Mr.. Stuber's nephews, Chas. Stuher, of
Waterloo and DR.. and Mrs. II. S. Bowen,
IF I,,,r A
ent from Ottnmwa and took views of the
crowd. Tie people hope the aged couple
may live many more years.
Mrs. Will Anderson, of Grays Creek, has
been on the sick list
| Il. ]. White, the old settler seven or
| eight miles west of town, who has been
| quite i'll. is improving.
| T. Bridge moved his family Tuesday
| from one of the coal mining towns west of
Eddyville to Quincy Meyers property, on
South Fifth street.
| Miss Callic Hall, near Bluff Creek Cha
| pel has returned from Hurdland. Missouri,
! where She had been visiting her brother.
w r. Hall. the past mouth.
| Mrs D. NJ. Klat2er, south of town, de-
mart ed Tuesday for Shawnee, Oklahoma, to
| visit two or three weeks.
| Asbury Collins of Des Mcines arrived
Monday 10 visit for a week with his
| brother-in-law, Simon Dixon.
| Mrs. Eva Hamilton departed Monday for
| brooklyn, New York, after spending a
| wear with her brother, George Mahaffey,
now of near Fremont and with other rel
atiyes and friends here
| Philip Biihler's residence on North Third
street, has been re-shingled.
| Mrs S. a. Oldham. corner South Fifth
and Main streets, left Monday noon for
Oskaloosa to spend week or two with
her daughter, Mrs. l.. L. McCord, who
has been Ill.
Pat Accord has moved his residence by
wagon from near Pekay to the farm of
| his son-in-law, George Johnson, on Grays
/ Creek.
4 Harry Oldham moved Monday from the
| George Gibson property, on Ninth street,
to the Vim. McElroy property on South
| Fifth street.
/ C. E. Schmidt. for several years Rack