Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-06

Grace Burns; cornet solo. c. L. Phil
| lips; vocal solo, Ed Shields; reading,
Rev. w. T. Howe; mixed quartet,
Misses Lucy and Eva Kussart, Messrs.
Ed Hawke and Ed Shields; piano solo,
Mrs. F. E. Vance; vocal duet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Lafferty selection, orches-
ira; pantomime, Angels Serenade,
Mrs. w. I. Howe and daughter Gwen;
piano, Mrs. r. e. Grattan; violin, R.
e. Grattan; vocal Mrs. T. A. OFT.
Part 1I.-Male quartet, the M. E.'s;
piano, solo, Miss Florence W'ickam;
vocal solo, Ed Hawke; cornet solo,
c. L. Phillips and Clinton Roberts;
vocal SOLO Miss Grace Burns; piano
duet, Mesdames N. B. Holloway and
+. E. Vance; selection. orchestral la
dies quartet, selected; piano solo,
Mrs. N. B. Holloway; chorus, "Hark,
IT'S the Signal"
Mrs. T. H. Denning has been i'll
with the grip for some days past.
A bobsled load of Eddyville people
home. across the river Wednesday
night February 8, and gave Mrs. Kirf-
man surprise on the occasion of her
fftieth Birthday anniversary. The
crowd arrived at the Kirfman home
about s o'clock Various games We're
played till late hour after which
the ladies took advantage of the OPP
portunities offered leap year, and gall
lantly escorted the gentlemen out to
supper consisting of celery, oysters,
crackers, pickles, and coffee. The
ladies also presented Mrs. Kirfman
with a handsome rug. About twenty
guests were present. At - o'clock
they wished their host and hostess a
happy good night and departed Those
present We're: Messrs. and Mesdames
Fred Wilcox, A. e. McGaugh, Fred Sa-
vile. H. f. Fortune, ]. L. Wilson, Jesse
Swan and son Clarence, Pat Smith
and son Joe, Mrs C. M. Davis and
son Ernie, Mrs. Kate Beedle and Mas
ter Leo Kirfman. Those constituting
the party are members of club which
has been meeting every week or two
this winter at the homes of the mem
bers.
There was surprise party at the
T. w. Lyon home north of town, a few
evenings ago in honor of Miss Mabel's
birthday.
Mrs. Elmer Darnell, who has been
quite low as result of blood poison
and complications, was reported as
somewhat improved Thursday.
w. A. MCGEE of LaPlata, No. has
been spending the week here and at
Abba and Lovilia with relatives. While
here he was a guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Thos. Denning, on South Fourth
Walker of Grays Creek.
Mrs. Nancy Gray and son, Amos,
have been undergoing a siege of the
grip.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of E. G. Kussart, of this
place, and Miss Mary Miller, of Hay
den chapel the ceremony to take place
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George L. Miller, at $50
They will go to Park Rapids, Mimi
about March is, to reside, the groom
having a brother, DR.. Jacob Kussart,
who lives there. The groom is the
fourth son of Jacob Kussart, Sr.
Owen Reese's six-year- old son, has
been i'll since Tuesday, suffering from
an attack of tonsilitis.
Will Roberts of Bridgeport enter
tanned his brother in-law, Albert Pet
Thursday his cousin, Earl Cox of Os-
kaloosa, stopped off and visited Mr..
Roberts for a short time.
The funeral of Charles Akers of
Frederic was held Tuesday forenoon at
10 o'clock followed at 2 o'clock of the
same day by the last sad rites over
the body of John p. Shafer of Plea
SAINT. SOIIleIS. III pOln cases DuTldI
was made in Pleasant Corners ceme-
terry. The funeral of Mr.. Akers was
conducted by Rev. e. Temple and r.
P. Hopton, two Baptist ministers from
Fella. Mr.. Skaters funeral was in
charge of DR.. A. B. Bush, formerly of
this place, but more recently of Cen
terville. He was assisted by Revs.
Temple and Hopton.
Miss Julia Sargent was in Des
Moines Thursday looking after some
business for the mineral springs COM
pany
Harvey Fortune, who went to Knox
Vile Tuesday with the bowling team,
spending Wednesday with relatives at
that place.
Sam Williams and Asa Fisher have
been having the grip.
Eddyvilles bowling team with the
exception of Ed Hawke who was de-
tanned at home went to Knoxville last
Tuesday afternoon and bowled with
the Knoxville team. During the eve
ming a message was received from
them, saying that they had won by
$50 pins. The services of Mr.. For
sythe of Pella We're secured to make
the Eddyville team complete. The fol-