Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-10

illouI, SCRIBE L. II. filnkley, treasurer,
and j. w. Lesan, secretary of the
Royal Arch Masons in Sigourney
Thursday evening.
EddyvilIe.
IIddyville, Nov. 9.--Born. Thursday. |
Nov. 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mar |
tin, of Fifth street, son.
A mutual telephone company has |
been formed at Pleasant Corners by |
Il number of the farmers in that To-
cality. 1t is known as the Pleasant
Corners Telephone company and will
connect with the Eddyville Telephone
company at Millers creek. The line
will run from there to Pleasant Cor
ners and Frederick, and another spur
viii run west from the Corners, maxi
ing about six miles of line which will
be built at once. There will be twelve
stockholders. the following people be-
ing among the number. c. l. Norman,
Chas. Shafer, Joe IIimelick John Mil
Thos. Van Wrinkle. The Eddyville Tel
ephone company will soon place 'phon-
es for A. II. Noel and P. j. Shafer, on
NIillers Creek.
DIR. a. McEiwee, who has been in
poor health for some time, is now
quite sick with asthma and kidney
trouble at his home on South Fourth
street.
Irwin Bradley and family of near
AeldI, ueStiiy lCl S)hl'tlio-
ma, to make their future home, haV-
ing purchased a farm there.
Henry Biehler section foreman on
the Iowa Central, has secured a ten
days layo and has been visiting rel
atiNes at Ottumwa. Chas. Bolibaugh,
east of town, accompanied him down
to Ottumwa.
The proceeds of the election dinner
and supper served Tuesday by the
Ladies Aid society of the Christian
church in the building formerly occu-
pied by DeTar's grocery, amounted to
about SIS. of which about So was
cleared.
Alfred Smith has about completed
a neat five room cottage residence on
his farm near Lakonta, the cost being
about $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Parsons and little
daughter departed Wednesday night
for their home at Lincoln. Neb, after
spending Il few days at the parental
r. NJ. Young home. and with friends.
Miss Electa McCrea of Oskaloosa,
was down Thursday seeing her sister,
Mrs. G.. y. Berry, upon whom an oper-
alton was performed Tuesday. Mrs.
Berry was reported Thursday as rest
ing Well.
Mrs. II. S. Davis and baby returned
Thursday morning from a three weeks
visit at Lomax, ILL.,, with her parents,
Roy Lafferty left Wednesday morn
ing for Mt. Sterlin, H., on a business
trip. He will probably return Satur-
| day night.
Ned O'Brierr- moved Tuesday and
| Wednesday from the D. HI. Hudson
property on South Fifth street TO the
j. w. Berry properly on South Sec
ond street, which was vacated the day
previously by Mr.. and Mrs. HI. e..
Foote's, who moved into the north part
of Mrs. L. Benedict's residence on First
street.
Mrs. Charles Anderson stopped off
| Thursday for visit at the A. c. Black
| home while enroute from her old home
/ at Abba to Oelwein, Iayette county.
| where she and Mr.. Anderson are
moving. They formerly resided here.
/ here.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Moore. who have
| been guests of Mr.. Moores mother
4 Mrs. Mary Moore. and other relatives
hereabouts the past three weeks. de-
4 parted Thursday morning for then
4 horne at Albuquerque. \. NJ. Mr.. Moore
/ sister Miss Bertha Moore, accompa
! MED them home and will stay with
4 them for perhaps six months or 6
I year.
4 s. S. Scott moved Monday from Mrs
NJ f. Oldham's residence on Sixth
u 10 lIt IeSluSIlSG VI
Third street Jesse Swan moved
Tuesday from residence on Fiftf
! street to the Oldham property, ant
Henry Martin moved Tuesday from
: the J. G. Caughland property on Soutl
/. Fifth street. 10 the property vacated
by Mr. Swan. D. III. Sudson moved
from Sand Ridge to the Caughlin prop
erty Thursday.
WIn. Chapman was passenger t.
II Ost1aloosa last Wednesday noon OF
i business.
Mrs. II. j. Wing made a short bust
ness trip TO oskaloosa Thursday morn
! ing.
took charge Of ST. Mary's Catholi
! church here sunday as regular pastor
in addition to the pastorate at Oska
| loosa. A new choir has also been or
ganized for the first time.
Miss Ida Roberts departed Wednes
! day afternoon from Frederic to spen
T two or three weeks with relatives i
, Union and Shelby counties. At Ores
:. ton she viii visit her cousin, .I1lme
e Hilton. a c., 3. & @. conductor.
g Among the passengers to Ottumw
n Wednesday morning We're: A. w
e Riggs, Carl McClain and Walter Laf
u ferty.
: Lawrence Cawley. went to ottumw
: Wednesday morning to serve ON til
: petit jury.
: James Dunkle, who has position
a store i'll Ottumwa, spent Tuesda
: night at this place at the home of h
! mother.
e employment in Ottumwa the past tw
e months, returned home Monday to re
y main at home for the present.
Miss Julia Johnson, formerly
It this place but now of Keota, arrive
a Tuesday afternoon to spend = wee
With friends.
is M, md Mrs Harold Skeels and hal