Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-24
Eddyville.

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EddyvilIe.
Eddyville, Sept. 23.-AIrs. Homer. of Mill
street, has been on the sick list, suffering
from cold
Mrs. S. Gander, corner South Second and
Market street, has been quite i'll with ner-
vous prostration.
A. j. Gardner. Wapello county's super
visor. living south of town. had the mis-
fortune to get some saw filings in his eye
Saturday, proving so painful that he went
to Ottnmwa Monday morning to have q
specialist remove the particles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acie Odem, of Buxton,
drove down Sunday and spent the day with
Mrs. Odem's mother. Mrs. Lizzie White
man, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Wilson spent Sun
day in Ottumwa.
A register was put up in front Of the
iCwelry store Tuesday, and the night
watch Is required to register every hour.
The funds with which to purchase the
register We're raised by subscription, pa
per having been circulated by S. A. Shaw
yer, about ten days ago
Mrs. Il. w. Walters, of Lawnfeld, spent
Monday with friends at Keb.
Among the passengers to Ottumwa Mon-
day were: Mrs. Frank Oldham. Fred Ell
lott and Phil Kussart; on Tuesday, C. w.
Wilson.
Misses Erville and Gladys Shahan return
ed TO their home at Ottumwa Monday
morning after a visit with their grand
father, A. w. Bell.
Charley Oldham, the progressive farmer
east of town, has commenced work on a
stock barn 24x50 feet in size.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. FL. Miller and daughter.
frank, were Sunday guests of Mr.. Millcr's
brother, James Miller, south of Cuba. AL
though the latter Mr.. Miller lives but about
lie NC
first drive out to his brothers farm for
three years. Mr.. Miller drove to Cedar on
business Monday.
Rev. Il. f. Gilbert, former Methodist
Episcopal pastor here, but who for over n
year past has been pastor at Cedar. has
been moving this week to his new charge
ar Packwood Rev. Will Fry. who lived in
this vicinity during his boyhood is moving
to Cedar to take that charge Rev. ]. c..
Caughlin. who was for several years pas
tor here but of late of Packwood, goes to
Bussey.
Emmett Nixon has the foundation laid
for a new cottage residence on his lot at
the corner of South Second and Market
streets. He will build neat four room
residence twenty-eight feet square, and
will endeavor to get 1t completed before
cold weather.
Mrs. Mollie Clemmons, south of town, re-
turned home Monday from a visit at Ko-
hoka, Missouri. and at Centerville.
F. w. Schafer RETURNED home Friday
night from Council Bluffs. He spent the
week there serving on the United States
grand jury.
Dan Farr, of Seattle, Washington, ar.
rived Tuesday for a weeks visit with the
WEIGH family, and other relatives. Mr..
Farr formerly lived here, but this was
his first visit for thirty years.
Rev. w. Il. Yard, the Baptist pastor who
recently moved here from Pella. and Rev.
G. C. Peck of Pella. commenced revival
services at Lakonta Monday night. The
services are held in the public hall there.
Rev. and Mrs. Yard will leave tomorrow
for ten days absence, and Rev. Peck will
continue the meetings They will go to
Washington and attend the ordination of
Rev. Echlin. Rev. Yard will preach sun
day at Prairie Flower. his other charge,
and will attend the Washington associa-
ton at Kalona next week.
The Eddyville telephone Office has been
rcpainted and generally overhauled.
DR. Eppie S. McCrea left Sunday night
and DR.. R. T. Shahan left Tuesday morn
ing for their final year at medical college.
Mrs. McCrea is attending Barnes medical
college at st. Louis. and Dr.. Shahan is n
student at the state university at Iowa
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Nixon were Abba
again Tuesday on business. The following
other Eddyville people We're also in Abba
Tuesday attending Emancipation day e1-
ercises: Willie Cowden, Ebert Epperson,
and Rock Robinson.
Mrs Jane Mason, who had been visiting
for ten days with her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Oldham returned Tuesday to her home at
st. Charles.
Rams Willard, of Marshaltown, was call
inu on friends in town Tuesday,
MIR. and Mrs Archie Miller, of near Fred
eric were in town on business Tuesday
A number of men and boys of Eddyvillc
and vicinity participated in a coon hunt
south of town Tuesday night.
Il. !. Williams, of Hamilton, was visit
or Monday with relatives here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Cox and sons. of neal
| I.akonta, started Tuesday morning for q
| few days visit with their cousins, ]. l..
| Myrick and family. at Iiirksville. Missouri
| and NJ. II. Cox and family at LaPlata, Mo
| Royce McDole terminated twelve days
visit with relatives here and departed
Tuesday morning for Wichita, Kansas
where he has good position as assistant
| chemist in a pharmacy
| Mrs. Annie Chapman, of Hilton. after M
over Sunday visit with her friends, ]. NJ
| RYAN, c. r. Harper, Fred Wilcox and Mrs
1 Reedle and families, returned home Tues
| day night.
| Mrs. NJ. J. Bowen, OF Albia, returned
home Tuesday night after visit of teI
days with her friend, Mrs. NJ. l.. Packer
on Seventh street.
The Columbia township school hoard wal
1 in session here Monday. NJ. NJ. Blake wa
elected treasurer and W. w. Wray secre
! tary.
Mrs. Maggie Watkins. Martin Schwien
/ TEX and Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Foote's droy'
up north of Oskaloosa Sunday and enjoyed
an outing and picnic dinner. On their re
turn home they were guests of the Georg
| H. Carton home in Oskaloosa.
Miss Eda Hargesheimer took her Sunda!
| school Gloss of the Congregational churcl
acress the river on a picnic Saturday.
| The cases of typhoid fever at Lakonta
five in number, are all improving some
what Mrs. L. ID. Parker, one of the vic
tins, is considerably better, the fever hay
ing almost abated.
keosauqua.
Keosauqua. Sept. 23--Charles Smith, VIII
has been sufferel from cancer for man
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