Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-05
Eddyville.

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E%ddyville, March &C. A. Norwood
south of town, has been building a,
barn on his farm.
Jas. Wylie, east of town, has been
serving on the jury in Oskaloosa.
Henry Criswell departed Tuesday
for Eldon to become mail weigher on
the road. He will be gone there
months.
w. R. Hall and family Of heal Bluff
Creek P. o., have moved to Hurdland,
Mo.
Miss Leila Stonaker retuerned to her
home at Pella Monday, after a weeks
visit with relatives and friends here.
James T, Johnson, north of town,
who was quite i'll with heart trouble,
was able to come to town Tuesday.
c. w. Wilson is re-shingeling his
building on Walnut street.
The Des Moines river got out of
its banks last night and is flooding
the Bridgeport bottom again. The rise
was caused by an ice gorge.
The home talent show, George
Washington and his Cobobola Cucka--
toos" which was repeated Monday
night with an entire change Of pro-
gram was moderately we'll attended.
The entertainment was for the bene-
fit of the band. The jokes were all
new, and the end men, instead Of
roasting" local characters by dis
playing signs in their tambourines, as
they did before, had prepared two
large for the purpose.
Cal Chord entertained ten of his
schoolmates and friends at his home,
corner of Fourth and Nancy streets,
Tuesday evening. Various games
caused the evening to fly rapidly
away. Oranges and bananas were
passed around, and the guests depart
ed at 11:30. Those present were:
Misses Pearl Palmer, Ruby Johnson,
Grace Grant, and Lydia Gunsaulis;
Messrs. Harry Simms, Clayton Cum
saulis. Roy Palmer, Craig Pos, and
Fred Barnes. A delightful evening
was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Emanuel, Of the
south part of town, moved Tuesday to
the j.. l.. Moore farm, seven miles
east of town.
Mrs. Danner of Beason, returned
home Tuesday, having been here since
Thursday visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam
Williams.
Robert Kleinkopf and Arnold
Koontz, north of town, John Under
man of South Fifth street, and w.
A. MCGEE and Ed Walker of Grays
Creek will ship their household goods
and move their families to Hurdland,
Mo-, as soon as they can get cars.
II. NJ. Cox and Ernest Warren go to
LaPlata, and j.. l.. Myrick and family
to kirksville, Mo-, as o as they
can get transportation for their goods.
Miss Pearl Palmer returned home
Monday from a two weeks visit with
her uncle, Dick Palmer at Hiteman.
Eli Harshman, now of Bowen, H.,
arrived Monday night from a short
business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Quarton moved
Tuesday to Harvey. where Mr.. Quar-
ton has been holding a position fer
some time.
Haley Steele, of near Bridgeport,
will move to Henry Walkers residence
on First street, which Mr.. Walker va
Gated by moving to Will Jager's farm
north OF town, Monday.
e. w. Knemeyer, who has been oc-
cupying the S. B. Lennon property,
corner South Third and Main streets,
will, now that the property has been
sold, to the H. NJ. Cox property,
corner South Third and Elizabeth
streets. Mrs. Matilda Criswell, who
purchased the Lennon property, will
move to it about April i, and j. R.
Findley, of near Bluff Creek P. O., will
then move to Mrs. Criswell's proper
ty, corner Fourth and Hale streets.
o. H. Seifert and N. B. Holloway
wer in Ottumwa Tuesday attending
the convention Of the Southeastern
Iowa Telephone association.
Herbert Bonham of Pella has been
visiting friends here.
%keosauqua.
Keosauqua, March 3.--The funeral
services Of Anton Neis, ST., and of his
son, George Neis, who were both killed
hY he boiler explosion in this nlaca