Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13

Columbia township, candidate for
member of the board. Among the 9th
ers who were seated on the stage
We're: Harry Hammond, county
chairman, and w. P. Brodrick Eddy
ville's new attorney. Paul B. Mason
was introduced by Mr. Epperson after
Mr. Lacey had finished speaking, and
Mr. Mason favored the audience with
a short address. The Eddyville band
furnished music for the meeting, and
the meeting was a very successful one
throughout.
School Report.
Report of Eddyville public schools
for month ending Sept. 80: High
school-Number of pupils enrolled So,
average daily attendance Sc, number
of pupils perfect in attendance 20,
number of visitors 4. Mrs. E. L. Bay,
assistant principal. Room 5-Number
Of pupils enrolled 43, average daily at
tendance A., number of pupils per-
feet IN attendance 33, number of WISH
tors g. Miss Anna Rhode, teacher.
Room Number Of pupils enrolled
90, average daily attendance At, num-
Der of pupils perfect in attendance rs,
number of visitors 8. Miss Ida WEIGH,
teacher. Room 3-Number Of pupils
enrolled 40, average daily attendance
tendance 81. Miss Clara True, teach
er. Room Number of pupils enroll
ed 40, average daily attendance As,
number of pupils perfect in attendance
Il, number Of visitors 8. Miss Ethel
Mintonye, teacher. Primary-Number
of pupils enrolled AZ, average daily at
tendance A, number of pupils per-
feet in attendance 10, number of visi-
tors 8. Miss Cora Jansen, teacher.
L. p. Breeder, principal
Personal and Otherwise.
Mrs. Georgia Boyd arrived home
Saturday night from a weeks visit at
Sat. Paul, MINI.
Mrs Howard Hedrick of Des Moines
was guest Saturday of her mother,
Mrs. ]. w. seifert, while enroute to
| Ottumwa for a visit.
| The following people from Eddyville
and vicinity were passengers for st.
Louis Sunday morning to attend the
exposition: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Hohl
and daughter Miss Ida, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. Palmer, Mrs. A. L. Oldham, Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Oldham and Miss Della
Bolibaugh.
Miss Emma Stricken spent Sunday
with Mrs. H. D. Wormhoudt, of Pella.
Albert McKin, of Sand Ridge, has
been i'll for few days threatened with
fever
oscar Hartman, of Knoxville, was
an onei oulludy guest oL relatives ana
friends here.
Mrs. Clutch and son Roy, Miss Cobb
and Mr.. Spencer, of Lovila, We're
guests Saturday at the Rev. w. S.
Kight home.
Clyde Whiteman returned last week
from Weeping Water, Neb., where he
had been for about three months.
H. R. Oldham left for Greenfield
Thursday night to visit for a short
time with his mother and other rela-
tives. He will return on horseback.
MILFORD Ives and family have re-
turned home from their overland trip
to the st. Louis worlds fair.
Mrs. H. D. Wormhoudt, of Pella,
was guest Thursday of the I. A.
street.
Mrs. Harry Mitaker of ottumwa,
visited Friday and Saturday with her
| friend, Mrs. Walter Coon.
Mrs. S. S. Scott suffered severe at
tack of cholera morbus some days
ago.
The following persons of Eddyville
who attended the reunion of the 36th
Iowa infantry at Abba last Wednes-
day and Thursday: Francis Kootz,
Wesley Donegan and Mesdames Geo.
Myers, M. GRAIN, L. NJ Strange and
Chris Johnson
L. e. Gray, who has been visiting
relatives at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
the past three weeks, returned home
Friday morning. He will return to
Coalfield Monday to resume his duties
as operator. at the Iowa Central.
The knights of Pythias will give
social for members and their families
Monday evening, October "a, in honor
of the third anniversary of the open
ing of their new castle hall.
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karnival in Ottumwa last Friday.
The first literary of series to be
given by the pupils of the high school
throughout the winter was rendered
Friday night, and was very enjoy
able and well attended function. All
| the seats We're taken and many had to
stand up. 1t is estimated that about
800 We're in attendance. The next pro-
gram will be on Thursday evening,
Oct. 20. The following program was
carried out last Friday evening: Song
by Girls Glee Club; Recitation, Miss
Ethel Norman; Recitation, Miss Ethel
Bickford; instrumental solo, Bertha
| Waugaman; Recitation, Minnie Lamis;
Recitation. Geo. Weber: Reading,
Ger; Paper, Agnes Gallagher; Instru-
mental music, Alta Miller; Character
sketch, Emma Noel; Recitation, Ruey
Johnson; Recitation, The Lips That
Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch
Mine" Mabel Lyon Solo, Susie Nc
Dole; Debate, "Woman's Suffrage"
affirmative Ethel Emanuel and Harley
Dilliner; negative, Cal Chord and
! Frances Funk; decision in favor of
Affirmative; Vocal duet, Frances Funk.
and Grace Burns; Paper, Warren
Noel; Recitation, Viola Donegan;
Reading, Christina Roberts; Song, by
Girls Glee club.