Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-04

here. left Friday noon for Oskaloosa,
enroute to his home at Davenport.
Misses Ruth Roberts and Bessie En-
yart, of Eldon, were guests Friday of
their friend, Miss Carrie Myers, while
enroute home from Des Moines, where
they had been attending college.
Miss Aggie Lucas has been a suffer-
err from liver trouble.
Mrs Harry Oldham went to Red
Rock Wednesday for ten DAYS visit
with her parents. Mr. Oldham expects
to spend few days there this week.
The following young ladies from
Eddyville and vicinity are enrolled at
the Monroe County Teachers Institute
at Abba last week. Misses Irene
coryeil, Margaret johnson. Nellie and
Edith Terrell Ethel Emanuel, Laura
Allen, Jessie Blake and Bertha War
ner.
While helping her husband about
the barn Saturday, Mrs. Richard
Watkins, of cambridge, received quite
severe injury. A team of horses
hitched to a cultivator became I'M
manageable and in trying to control
them she was kicked by a horse or
struck with the end of the cultivator
tongue in such way that the muscles
of her chin and throat We're torn loose.
making a wound that required six
stitches to close.
Mike Sullivan, of Kansas City. came
Saturday for a visit with his father,
Con Sullivan.
Miss Ruby Johnson, who has been
away for some time, returned home
Friday night. While on her trip she
visited in Indiana and also attended
the worlds fair.
Geo. Elliott, of Ottumwa, was an
over Sunday guest of relatives.
Miss Madonna SCOTS class in music
gave recital at the home of Miss
Scott Thursday afternoon from till
s o'clock. The recital consisted of
solos. duets, trios, etc. Light refresh
ments were served and some games
and guessing contest We're also
among the features. This was the be-
ginning of a series of recitals to be
given by the pupils as they advance in
their studies.
Mrs. S. S. Scott returned Thursday
from an extended visit with her moth
er and other relatives at Greenfield.
Mrs. Martha Beamer was taken sick
Saturday morning with an attack of
acute indigestion.
Mrs. G. S. Chord and sons, Cal and
Ralph, returned Saturday from an ex-
tended visit with relatives near Tain
tor.
Mrs. Anna Galbraith. of Daverly,
Mo-, arrived Thursday for visit with
her sister, Mrs. r. d. Hall and fam
lily.
Miss Larue Black left for, Missouri
Valley Saturday. After visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Kate Burbank. at that
| place, she will go to Dakota.
Paul and Lewis Lyon, north of town
have departed for Carpenter, South
Dakota. to work in the harvest field
on their fathers farm near that place
James Dunkle, of Ottumwa was an
| NY IL.
Florence Dunkle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ogden, of Cedar
visited at the parental Ed Ogden
home, north of town, the latter part
of last week.
Clarence Tharp, of near Lakonta
was in town Thursday afternoon for
the first time in about a year.
| Mrs. Emily Reed, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis several weeks ago
was able to discard her crutch Sat
urday.
| Mrs. Mary Banner, of North Thirt
street. visited Saturday and Sunday
with her children near Oskaloosa.
Miss Jeanette Beedle entertained 6
number of her young lady friends at {
picnic on the ]. c. Kirfman farm
across the river, Friday in honor OF
her friend, Miss James, Of Hilton, who
has, been visiting her. The following
were the others in the party: Misses
Roxy McMahan, Pleassie Boyd, Susie
McDole, Pansy Jamison, Rena Ryar
and Edna Myers. The girls took theil
dinners with them and spent the day
The only thing which occurred to mai
the pleasantness of the occasion wa.
a severe accident which befell Miss
Boyd. A couple of young men hat
driven up in a vehicle and Pleassit
was sitting on the back part wher
the horse gave a sudden start and she
was thrown under the wheel and sus.
tained severely injured arm as wei
as other bruises. 1t was at first fear.
ed that he injuries were more serious
but she soon revived.
w. A. Jones and son John, who have
been at White City working OH
school house, We're at home Saturda,
and Sunday.
The What So Ever society of tn,
Christian church served ice cream ant
cake in the Crawley buildine Saturda,
afternoon and evening. They wer,
quite literally patronized.
Mrs. M K. Pickerell of Bluff Greek
4 who has been in poor health for SOM
weeks, is still quite poorly.
BLADENsBURG.
! Bladensburg, Aug. 1.-The funeral O
James Albertson of near Abingdon