Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-18

! Monday consulting with DR.. E. L. Bay
regarding Attorney s. H. Clegg, who
mas been dangerously i'll of pneu-
mona with symptoms of typhoid set
tlng IN. Mr.. Clegg was worse Monday
| DAY night, and was reported some
what better Tuesday afternoon. A
trained nurse who has made a spe-
/ cialty of pneumonia cases came from
Davenport Tuesday noon to attend
him.
| All are invited to attend the special
Gospel meetings which commenced at
the Baptist church Monday night. The
meetings begin each evening at 1880.
The prayer meetings last week were
| Of so much interest that it was thought
best to begin a serios Of regular meet
| ings. The pastor, Rev. w. r. Yard,
will conduct the meetings alone for
| the present but may have assistance
| later.
! A. W. Riggs went to Ottumwa Mon
| day on business.
James Smith, Jr., mule driver in
the Pekay mines, was kicked in the
mouth Saturday by the mule he was
driving, and his lip was so badly la
cerated that it had to be sewed up by
DIR. F. e. Vance. He also lost some
teeth during the encounter.
Charles Pyatt returned to his home
at Pennington Monday. He had been
here to attend the funeral of his aunt.
Mrs. Jacob Free.
Little Isaac Riggs, aged about three
| years, son of Mrs. Nancy Riggs, has
been a sufferer from rheumatism. His
brother. Sen. who has also been hav-
ing rheumatism, was not so well Mon
day.
Eddie Myrick, who has been living
with his uncle James Myrick, at
Kirksville, Mo-, came up Saturday.
The rest of the Myrick family are
expected next Tuesday to again make
their home on their farm. four and
! one-half miles northwest of town.
Their tenant, Jas. l.. Jones, expects to
vacate the farm today and move to
the Frank Wells farm, near Coalfield,
which Mr.. Jones purchased last fall.
c. S. Britt is out again after hav-
ing an attack of the grip.
| L. e. Palmer of Oskaloosa. was in
town Tuesday on business and called
upon his friend, Rev. w. R. Yard.
Mrs. Susan Myrick, who has been
quite sick, is able to sit up again.
The following are now or have been
on the sick list, suffering from the
grip or something similar: ]. H. Black,
across the river; Will Myers, Grant
Dye, Fred Palmer, Mrs. Rhoda Briggs,
and daughter, Miss Anna, and Mrs.
Hiram McKin, who lives north of
town.
Charles OFT and son Roy of Abba,
came over Monday to spend a couple
of days with the formers brother, T..
a. OFT.
o. Il. Smith, a prominent farmer north
of town. has been laid up with the grip and
complications.
Joe Shafer, who has been visiting rela-
tives south of town the past two weeks,
returned to his home at Mountain Park,
Oklahoma. Tuesday. Mr. Shafer was called
here by the death of his father, John P.
Shafer, but he arrived too late for the
funeral
Miss Minnie Jones has been visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Mead, In Oskaloosa,
for some days.
VIM. II. Nelson, of Waterloo, district ov-
erseer of the Court Of Columbian Circles,
has been here for some days working in
the interests of that order.
A little son of Thos. Albers, of Pekay,
has beer i'll with pneumonia.
Mise Mary Denning, the telephone girl,
WIN was Ill last week With the grip, has
Lad relapse and is again off duty.
Miss Jessie Johnson, Of Loviia, has been
visiting her cousin Miss Ethel Emanuel,
and other. relatives here.
Minos Powell, of Oskaloosa, bought quite
a number of horses here last week.
A. c. Bealner has been troubled with
rheumatism for some days.
| Mrs. Catherine Fox, who has been in fee
BILE health for some time, appeared to be
somewhat improved Tuesday.
Grant Boibaugh, east of town, has been
i'll from n relapse of the grip.
Great preparations are being made for
the +. L. musicale Friday night.
The pupils of the Bridgeport school,
across the river, which Miss Ethel Min
tonye teaches, had a valentine drawing
and short program Monday afternoon.
W. n. Mintoyne, formerly Of this place.
hut now of Ottumwa, was here Monday and
Tuesday on business.
The subject of Rev. w. 7. Hoye's sermon
at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
night was Lullaby of the Eternal
Frank Oldham and daughter, Miss Ger
trude, who have been staying in Ottumwa,
were here over Sunday.
Attorney w. r. Nelson, of Oskaloosa,
looked after some legal interests here Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil L. Keener and little
son. Gordon, who have been visiting their
relatives. the Kussarts, the past week, re-
turn soon to their home at Scammon, Kan
sas. They came up to attend the wedding
of e. G. Kussapt Mr. Keener, who was a
former Grays Creek boy, has for some
years been editor of the Scammon Miner.