Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-05

place Friday at o'clock from the
home and the burial was made at Ed
dyville.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary b. Fox.
who died Friday, October 80, at her
home near Cedar, at the advanced age
of SO years, was held Sunday with
services at the Cedar church and with
burial in Highland cemetery. The
funeral was largely attended.
Born, Friday, october 80, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Beard on the Frederick
form, north of town, a son.
Born, Saturday, October 81, to Mr.
and Mrs Fred Osborne, two miles
west of town, a daughter.
Asa Fisher was down from White
City Friday. He reports that his wife
has been i'll.
Albert Johnson, south of town, was
in Abba Friday on business.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church will serve dinner and sup
per today in the building formerly oc-
cupied by DeTars store.
Miss Katie Fenton, formerly of
this place. but now of Ames, was u
guest of the Misses Katie and Abbie
Sullivan and of other friends Friday
and Saturday Miss Fenton and Miss
Abbie Sullivan and Miss Allie Shea
accompanied by Ebert Peterson. drove
to Buxton Friday afternoon Oil a sight
seeing and pleasure trip.
Dr. Edgar Bay was i'll Ottumwa last
Thursday on business.
Miss Price, boolkeeper at the Pekay
store, the Misses Moline, and Miss Mel
lie Crosse, all of Pekay. attended the
pumpkin pie social at the Palace hall
Thursday evening.
Sheriff j. III. Cremer of Ottumwa.
was in town Saturday last on official
business.
Mrs L. Gibson went to Coalfleld Fri
day night to spend week or two
with her son, George Gibson. Her lit
tie siX-year-old grandson, VERNE Glib
son, has been quite sick.
George w. Davis of Oskaloosa, was
guest of his son, H. S. Davis, last
| Thursday, while enroute home from
his farm on Bluff Creek. Mr.. Davis
expected to leave Saturday for Lo-
max, H., 10 visit his sister.
Mrs. Mary e. Oldham expects to
| leave today for Greenfield. Adair coun-
| ty, to make her future home on a farm
near there. Since last winter she has
been residing, in her property at the
corner of Sixth and Berdan streets
| with her son-in-law, S. S. Scott. Mi.
Scott and family viii also move soon
having leased property near the Bap-
fist church. Bert Oldham, east of
town, son of Mrs. NJ. e. Oldham, will
also move to Cleveland in about a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bell spent Fri
| day and Saturday in Ottumwa, visit
4 ing Mr.. Bells son-in-law, II. A. Sha-
| han, and his sister, Mrs. Lucy Crit
! fifth.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pierce and Mrs.
Fred Neigh and son Fred of Brooklyn,
parents and sister of Frank Pierce. ar
! rived Saturday night for a weeks vis-
4 1t. They will also visit relatives at
Abba
Mrs. R. b. jaeger. and daughter, Katie,
of Route No. 2 arrived home Sunday
morning from LaPlata, Mo-. where they
spent two weeks with Mrs. Jager's
mother, Mrs. M. II. Cox. They also
4 stopped off in Abba and spent a cou-
pie of days with Van Saunders and
family Mrs. jaeger reports that Paul
the second son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Coy, recently injured by falling from
the back of colt he was riding.
Mrs. Charles johnson and three
children of Hilton came over Sunday
morning to spend a week with her
mother. Mrs. Henry Jones, of Pekay
Nj. Fl. Rawson and family moved
Saturday from the Esquire Boyd ten
ant property, formerly occupied by
Mrs. Lottie kinsch, corner Second ant
Vance streets, and they are now re-
siding in the old Vance property, 10.
Gated at the corner of South Fourth
land Main streets, and owned by Err.
ME Lyon, of Cedar. Doran Haywood
and sons, John and Tom. who have
occupied the Vance property since las
! May, are leaving for Edna, Mo, t.
make their future home on a farm
, near there.
Mrs. Jahu Watkins and Mrs. Free
> Heard and sons, accompanied by thei
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nichols o
2 Mexico, went to Beacon Saturda.
: moon to spend Sunday with relatives
Erred Heard Went up Saturday night
A force of men have a tent pitche,
on South Second street and have bee
. working on the Northwestern grad
7 widening the waterway at the ives
side of the c. & n. w. bridge, nortl
: of town.
Misses Clara and Edna Gardner o
south of town, returned home F'Gida
: night from a few days visit with thei
! aunt, Mrs. Griffin. at Abba.
! Will Parsons and family of Lincolr
: Neb., arrived Saturday to spend a FEY
days at the parental r. NJ. Young HON
: on Fourth street.
= Arthur Epperson, who has been at
tending Iowa college at Grinnell, spen
Saturday and Sunday at home
:, j. S. Jackson and family move
:, Wednesday from Lost Creek, to Mrs
!, : Margaret Besco's tenant property o
: Third street. vacated recently by Nj
and Mrs. Frank Steele.
: Dr. r. f. Shahan, who has bee
> studying medicine at the State uni
;, versity at Iowa City. being in his sen
= ior year arrived Saturday night t
> spend a few days with his brother
. in-law and sister Mr.. and Mrs. A. W
! Bell, who expect to leave in q fe,
: days for Oklahoma to spend the win
]. ter The doctor will remain here 70
election.
j. H. Scott spent Sunday in Oska
! loosa with his daughter.
= Recent guests of the J. III. Englan
: home near Bluff Creek. Union chape
We're: Mr. and Mrs. Will Chaftin
Bisbee, AriZ.; Mrs. Chaffin's daughte
Miss Laura England of Chicago. Mos
Davis and daughter. Miss Gussie. an
!, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. McCrea and daugh
I ter, Miss Electa, of Oskaioosa.
: w. ID. VOORHEES,, who has resided O
Il the c. w. Davis farm on Bluffs Cree
: the past year, has moved his famil
: to 0skaloosa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ge
Middlecoff will move from Oskaloos
to the Davis farm. MIR. Middlecoff fol
r merly lived on Bluff Creek
The attendance at the ENTERTAINERS
given at the Methodist church Thurs
day night by the Central Concert con
pany was not what it should hay
1 been for the entertainment is, repoI,t