Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-25
EDDYvlLLE WILL CELEBRATE.

to be amputated.
sEDDYvILLE WILL CELEBRATE.
a Glorious Fourth To Be Had There
This Year.
Eddyville, June 23.-Eddyville will
celebrate this year. Though somewhat
iate IN perfecting arrangements, this
Iact was decided upon at meeting
MONDAY night. The celebration is to
| pc IN the form of u fraternal picnic,
given under the combined auspices OF
the Yeomen, Modern Woodmen, Ma
sons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Py-
tnlas orders, assisted by the ladies'
| secret societies. The committees of
the different orders are as follows:
1eomen-G. e. Stephenson, W. O..
ROBERTS and O. H. Siefert Woodmen
q w Wilson and F. w Steinhoff.
| Masons-W. 7. Howe and S. A. Shaw
yer Odd Fellows-Dr M. Long and
F. w. Schafer K Of P.-J NJ Cros-
son and Ebert Epperson. The follow
ing Is a copy of the program which
has been prepared:
National salute at SUNRISE a. M,
band concert; 10 a. m, prize exhibit,
prizes to be given for single drivers,
driving team, draft team saddle horse,
etc.; IL a. M, music by the band; 11:15
a. M, male chorus, patriotic and hui
morous selections; 10 m. to 1870 p.
M, basket dinner in park.
Afternoon-1:3 p. M, music by the
band; 1:45, patriotic selections by a
mixed chorus of fifty voices; 900,
addresses by Mayor Cowley, resident
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300, music, mixed chorus; 3:15 to
4:30, athletic sports and contests;
4:3O to 500, tug of war (ten men of
Eddyville challenge any other ten
men); 800, slow mule race.
Evening-7:0o band concert; s:15,
| stormtng of Port Arthur, mammoth
display of fireworks on the river.
Everybody is cordially invited to
bring well filled baskets and partici-
pate in the largest and best picnic
ever held in this vicinity.
Other Happenings.
The people of Lakonta have ar.
ranged to celebrate in the woods just
west of that town, on similar lines to
their previous celebrations. 1t Is re-
ported that the eagle will also scream
at Lost Creek.
F. P. Elliott has been i'll with bilious
fever the past few days.
Frank and Mrs. Rena Ryan have
been visiting with Van Saunders and
family, at Abba, for some days past.
| Sheriff J. H. Valentine, of Oska-
loosa, was business caller here Mon
day.
Born-Monday, June 20, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Marnholtz, living near
the old pottery north Of town, a baby
girl.
DR.. R. F. Shahan, a recent graduate
of medicine from the State University
at Iowa City, was calling on relatives
and friends in town Friday after
which he went south on the Central.
Hardy A. 1ngham, well known
preacher and lecturer, will deliver his
lecture, ''The Birthland of Liberty"
at the NJ E. church next Monday even
ing, June 81. In his lecture he talks
of Palestine, it's people, places, Gus
toms, manners and it's relation to sa-
cred history. His lecture is spoken of
highly by those who have heard it.
Cal Chord went to Oskaloosa Mon
day morning to remain indefinitely
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cal Chord. ST., near there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Scribner moved
back from the vicinity of Buxton Mon
day and are again occupying their
place north of town.
DR.. E. L. Day, who has been taking
treatment at Sycamore Springs, near
Sabetha, Kansas, writes to DR.. F. NJ
McCrea that he is improving nicely
and may return home soon.
Miss Ella Wright was an over-Sun
day guest of Prof and Mrs. Joseph
Parks, at Ottumwa.
| Miss Fife McDole, who has been at
Lehigh nursing Mrs. G. B. McDole
who has been quite sick, was here Sat
urday and reported that the lady was
improving nicely.
Mrs T. G. Sherwood, Of Kansas
City, arrived Friday night to spend
two or three weeks with her mother
Mrs. A. M. Lafferty, and other rela
tives and old friends.
An ice cream social was given in
the Edwards furniture store by the
Methodist people Saturday afternoon
and evening.
Il John Clark, who has been suffering
from an attack of lambago is able tc
be about, although using cane
/ S. A Shaver and daughter, Genev
ieve, we're over-Sunday guests of Mr.
Shawver's nephew Thomas Dotts, al
Abba
i Misses Ida Roberts, Rena Ryan and
Lena Gillian attended the picnic and
program of the Coalfield school Fri
day. Miss Roxy Saunders, of Abba
but formerly of this place, was the
tetacher.
Mrs. Mary Banner. of Beacon, sister
of Mrs. Sam Williams, came down
Monday morning for an extended
stay here.
! Among the recent Oskaloosa bust
ness callers were Mrsr. G. R. Harper
on Friday, and Lewis Harding, ST., on
Tuesday.
The residence of Chris Johnson, OF
Miller's Creek, and Mrs L. M
Strange's property, on South Second
street, have been reprinted
Miss Gertie Clark returned Sunday
from Confidence where she has been
visiting her grandfather, M. B. Samp,
son. for a few days, and on Monday
she went to Des Moines to enter q
sanitarium to train for a nurse.
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